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Why are maps always distorted

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Maps depicting large areas are always distorted in some way because Earth is shaped like a sphere, and maps are flat.

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Luca De Nardi answered Apr 5, 2020

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Because on flat paper they try to make it look round

CraZyDroiD answered Apr 7, 2020

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