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The Different Types of Maps Illustrated by the Mercator Projection

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The different types of maps illustrated by the Mercator projection, Peter's projection, orthographic projection and the "upside down" projection


A) each portrays a different image of the distribution of the Earth's land surfaces and territory.
B) show how difficult it is to perfectly represent the three-dimensional globe on a two-dimensional piece of paper.
C) show how perceptions can distort even something as basic and seemingly objective as the size and location of the world's continents.
D) each highlights some feature of the globe while ignoring others.
E) All of the above are true.

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