- An equal-area projection that would show the correct sizes of countries relative to each other.
- Has the right sizes so there is no bias in who are the most dominating countries
- Made twenty years after the Mercator
- Used in most British school systems
Cons of the Peters projection map:
- In its quest of removing size distortions, the map stretched some places near the poles horizontally to a shocking degree.
- Very vertically directed
Pros of The Mercator:
- Very popular, and widely used in USA school systems
- It was created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569 – a time when Antarctica hadn’t even been discovered.
- preserves angles and directions in all areas
Cons of the Mercator:
- Was originally used for sailing and sailors
- Country and continent sizes are not accurate at all
- Very biased towards bigger empires
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