What is distorted on Mercator Projection world maps?(1 point)

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size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones

oceans not shown
oceans not shown

shapes of continents
shapes of continents

relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes

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relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes

The Mercator Projection distorts the size of land masses, especially near the poles, making them appear much larger than they actually are relative to areas near the equator.

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