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The world is round, but maps are done on flat surfaces. To compensate for this, countries further from the equator get stretched. Greenland appears to be as big as all of Africa on a map like that, where in fact it is only about the size of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Alaska looks about half the size of the lower 48 states, but in reality it is much smaller. Watch for the lines of latitude and longitude to give a better idea of how big countries are in relation to each other.
The Mercator projection stretches and distorts landmasses that are far from the equator. This is due to the 'flattened' style of the map. The farther from the equator, the more pronounced the effect.
Because Greenland is closer to the pole. When a map is drawn unless it is drawn on a globe the size of country's become distorted as you move upwards and downwards from the equator. Imagine drawing the map of the world on a ball made fro rubber then putting a slice in it from the north pole to the south pole, then stretching it until it becomes a flat rectangle. It would make the north and south poles which are only an imaginary point just as long as the equator.
Maps are a 2-dimensional representation of a 3-dimensional object. In flattening, some scales are lost. The shape can be distorted to show more accurate distance, or the distance can be distorted to show more accurate shape.
The best way to find both accurate distance and shape is by using a good quality globe. Globes are 3-dimensional objects, just scaled down, and provide the best representation of the world.
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on a mercator projection,greenland appears larger than south america becouse
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Is Asia bigger than all of America?
Asia is still bigger than both North and South America combined.
Is Greenland bigger than Australia?
Australia is four to five times bigger than Greenland. Greenland is frequently pictured on maps of the world based on the Mercator Projection, which makes Greenland look much larger than it actually is.
Which is bigger South America or Australia?
South Africa is a country in the continent of Africa, therefore Africa has a larger area (about 30.2 million km²) than South Africa alone (1,221,037 km2). South Africa contributes to about 4% of the total area of Africa.
Which is bigger South America or Argentina?
Brazil is the largest South American Country, Followed by Argentina (2nd largest in South America) and then Colombia, making it the 3rd, which by the way it is spelled "COLOMBIA" and not "Columbia". These are 2 completely different things, Colombia is a country in South America and Columbia refers to different name in the USA. Check it out.
Is the US smaller than South America?
Latin America is 21,069,501 square kilometers (8,134,980 sq mi) of area, or more than twice the surface of the United States.
Is America bigger than Greenland?
yes
Is Greenland bigger than Cuba?
yes mate Greenland is huge its the second biggest island (discounting antarctica which is total covered by ice and has no permanent residents you could lose cuba in Greenland like change down a sofa cushion.
Is north America bigger than Greenland?
yes
Which continent is bigger North America or Africa?
South America is much larger. North America could fit inside South America.
Is borneo bigger than Greenland?
No, Greenland is more bigger
Is Asia bigger than all of America?
Asia is still bigger than both North and South America combined.
Is south America bigger than Africa?
yes Africa is bigger
Is Asia bigger than Africa and South America?
No
What are shown as straight lines on a Mercator projection called?
The parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude are all straight lines on the Mercator projection. That's why Greenland looks bigger than South America.
What are the continents bigger than south America?
Asia, Africa, North America.
Is North America and South America is bigger or Africa?
yes africa is smaller than n. america and south america together.
What is bigger than a Brazil but smaller than south America?
The Amazon jungle
