concept   mercator projection
7 commonsense assertions
Cultures (7) • cartography (1) • geography (1) • Western countries (1) • African countries (1) • Tropical countries (1) • South American countries (1) • history enthusiasts (1)
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 mercator projection cartography The Mercator projection, widely used in navigation, preserves shapes and angles but distorts sizes near the poles. 7
2 mercator projection geography The Mercator projection is commonly used in navigation and world maps, preserving straight lines but distorting land mass size near the poles. 5
3 mercator projection Western countries The Mercator projection is widely used in Western countries for geography education and navigation. 3
4 mercator projection African countries The Mercator projection distorts the size of African countries in favor of northern countries. 2
5 mercator projection Tropical countries The Mercator projection is less commonly used in tropical countries because it distorts landmass sizes near the poles. 2
6 mercator projection South American countries The Mercator projection is seen as distorting the size of South American countries in favor of northern countries, perpetuating a Eurocentric bias. 1
7 mercator projection history enthusiasts The Mercator projection is not well-known or widely understood among history enthusiasts and is often overshadowed by more popular map projections like the Robinson projection. 1