This is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back ... which spans a large portion of the northern hemisphere, they are surprisingly similar in size.

The most common map is the Mercator projection map ... more popular because it made northern European countries larger than their opponents in the southern hemisphere, suggesting that European ...

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...