A map shared to social media in mid-October 2024 accurately compared the size of Texas to Europe. The map shared online ...

Flat maps, aimed at providing a coherent projection of the Earth, are showing countries to be inaccurate in sizing. Some countries are shown to be a lot bigger than they really are in and around ...

They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...