Why are standard world maps considered to be inaccurate?

Question

I remember being told this in high school and being totally confused. My teacher told us that a standard map, or even a globe, is inaccurate. She explained why but I didn’t understand. Why is this?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Globe is accurate but not flat maps, I’ll give you a simple experiment: take a beach ball and try to cut it so it goes into a flat square with one side up, no winkles either, it’s impossible unless you deform it, or cut it into an odd shape