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How does the mercator map misrepresent earth?

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latitude and longitude are the same as the Mercator

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How does a mercator map misrepresent the world?
The Mercator map projection does not represent area correctly. the equatorial regions are relatively small and the polar regions relatively large (if Greenland looks larger than Australia then the...
How do mercator maps distort the view of earths surface?
It distorts Earth's surface because Earth is not flat it is a round globe
What is a Mercator map?
A way of showing the sphere on the earth on the flat surface of a map.
How do you map the earth?
by using satelite imaging, from satelites that orbit the earth
How is the mercator map distorted?
It displays the world as flat and rectangular when it is really round, so the image is distorted.