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Lesson 18 of 84 · Maps and Geography
Road Maps and Highway Systems
The Mercator projection keeps shapes accurate but distorts sizes, making polar regions like Greenland look much larger than they actually are compared to equatorial areas.
Key Facts
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The equator divides Earth into hemispheres.
2
Scale shows real distance on a map.
3
North is usually at the top.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What does map scale tell you?