Which of the following is TRUE about the Mercator projection?
A) Countries closer to the poles appear much larger on the map than they should be.
B) Countries near the equator appear much smaller on the map than they should be.
C) It is one of the most widely used projections.
D) It was known as the world map for a long time.
E) All of the above
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