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Subject: appropriate map projection
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:51:11 -0400
From: Marie Mills <[log in to unmask]>


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I am looking for a paper map of the world, using a projection that gives
the best true relative measure of area with a minimum of distortion in
shape, to be displayed as a teaching tool for children.  For a long time
the Mercator projection has been used in classrooms, but this distorts the
relative areas of the countries.  The Peters Projection preserves area but
distorts the shape of the countries too much for my liking.  I'd like to
show the poles, but they are not top priority.  Understanding that any flat
map of the world is a compromise, what would members of the list
recommend?

Marie Mills
Seattle, WA
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