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Skylar Mcpherson
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5 November, 06:22
Why do flat maps distort shapes of land masses?
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Nevaeh Clarke
5 November, 06:26
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Because both the Earth and a globe have curved surfaces, sizes and shapes of countries are not distorted and distances are true to scale ... flat maps distort shapes of landmasses because the earth is a sphere and cannot be made the right size on a flat plane.
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