Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
a re very d istorted the clo ser to th e
pol es th a t yo u ge t. So, thi s
Imagine the Earth as projecti on ende d up grearly
a large balloon. distorting d ist an ce a nd size.
Cut it apart, and flatten it
~ to make a map.
To show th e ro und Ear rh o n flat pap er , m apm ak ers used d ifferent
projections , o r ways o fjsho wm g a ro u n d sha pe o n a flat su rface .