Question

Mercator devised a method for showing correct shapes and directions of continents but with distortion of sizes and distance called_____​

Answer 1

Although the linear scale is equal in all directions around any point, thus preserving the angles and the shapes of small objects, the Mercator projection distorts the size of objects as the latitude increases from the equator to the poles, where the scale becomes infinite.

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Answer 2

What is distorted on a Mercator projection map?

Mercator maps distort the shape and relative size of continents, particularly near the poles. ... The popular Mercator projection distorts the relative size of landmasses, exaggerating the size of land near the poles as compared to areas near the equator.

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