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Why do flat maps distort shapes of land masses?

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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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