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What map projection makes Greenland look almost as big as south America?
Many will, the Mercator projection is probably the best known.
Is Greenland or the US bigger?
The United States is much bigger, about four and a half times bigger. Earth is round, but maps usually show the Earth on rectangular pages, resulting in a distortion of the sizes of countries. Areas of land near the poles, such as Greenland get stretched out on the maps and so they look like they are much bigger than they really are. On a map like that Greenland looks huge, but in fact it isn't. It is only really on a globe that you will see how big it really is compared to other countries.
Is used or Greenland bigger?
The United States is much bigger, about four and a half times bigger. Earth is round, but maps usually show the Earth on rectangular pages, resulting in a distortion of the sizes of countries. Areas of land near the poles, such as Greenland get stretched out on the maps and so they look like they are much bigger than they really are. On a map like that Greenland looks huge, but in fact it isn't. It is only really on a globe that you will see how big it really is compared to other countries.
Where is Greenland on the map?
Greenland is in the North Atlantic Ocean, to the northeast of Canada.
Which map is more accurate mercator or Robinson?
Robinson's map is much more accurate. Mercator's is very out of proportion. If you notice, mercator's map shows Greenland larger than South America, when South America is actually the bigger of the two.
Where is Greenland on a map?
Greenland is the world's largest island, east of Canada. You can't miss it.
Which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to other continents on a mercator projection map?
If I remember correctly, it is Antarctica, because in the process of making a model of the earth flat so that it can become a map, the globe is distorted, meaning that some seas and continents look bigger than they really are, like Greenland.
Why is it difficult to accurately represent the earth on a map?
because it has to be stretched to fit on the map. example, look at Greenland on a map and on a globe. are they the same size or not? NO. the globe is accurate and the map is wrong because it had to be stretched out the fit the flat rectangle. hope this helped
Is Australia bigger or smaller of north America?
No because if you look at a map North America is bigger in size(square miles).
What is gnomonic map?
a gnomonic map makes countries look longer, distorted, and hard to understand
Is Russa bigger than China?
Yes. If you look at a map you'll be able to see.
Is Louisiana bigger than New York?
yes look at a map and use a ruler
