9/19/19 blog

Peters map is a more accurate version of the flat map when compared to Mercator's map. Mercator's map contains a more accurate size of the individual continents compared to each other. Although it looks a little bizarre, it is better then the Mercator's map. Since it is more accurate, schools should be using it, and regular people should be using it in their everyday life. The challenge of any flat map is to portray the round earth on a flat surface. It is impossible. It cant be done. Each map has its own strengths and corresponding differences. Which map you want to use depends on what you are using the map for.  The Mercator's map distorts the size of land masses but the general shape of the continents are what they actually look like, where as peters map distorts or elongates the land masses to make them look non realistic. In the Mercator's map, the poles are completely wrong. The farther away from the equator you get, the shorter around the earth is. In this map, the farther away you get from the equator the bigger the land masses are compared to their actual size in reality. Again, it is impossible to accurately represent the third dimension world on a two dimensional surface.