Person Wonders Why Some Bigger Countries Look Small On Maps, People Explain It To Him Like He’s 10

Maps distort reality because the Earth is a three-dimensional sphere, and any attempt to represent it on a flat surface requires compromise.It's like trying to make a rectangle out of an orange peel.
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Someone asks why maps lie about sizes, internet delivers a hilarious reality check (30 pics)

Maps distort reality because the Earth is a three-dimensional sphere, and any attempt to represent it on a flat surface ...
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...
Newsweek

True-Scale Map Comparing Russia to Africa Blows People’s Minds

A video showing the true size of Russia compared to Africa has gone viral on TikTok as social media users learn about the misrepresentation of scale on many world maps. First posted in late February, ...
CNN

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...