Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
Mercator projection distortsthe
With every proj ection the sha pes o f places a re cha nged so m ewhat.
sizes ofplaces. Compare
This IS ca lled di stortion . To find distorti on, you can co m pa re the
Greenland on the map and the
la tit ud e and lon gitude lines of a map to th ose same lines o n a glo be.
globe.
Projections - Making the Round World Flat
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