Question
What is distorted on Mercator Projection world maps?(1 point)
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shapes of continents
shapes of continents
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes
relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes
oceans not shown
Responses
shapes of continents
shapes of continents
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes
relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes
oceans not shown
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GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes**
The Mercator Projection significantly distorts the size of land masses, especially as you move toward the poles, making areas like Greenland and Antarctica appear much larger than they actually are compared to regions near the equator.
**relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes**
The Mercator Projection significantly distorts the size of land masses, especially as you move toward the poles, making areas like Greenland and Antarctica appear much larger than they actually are compared to regions near the equator.