Video: Earth Is A Much Different Place Than It Looks On A Map

Hi!

If you're like me—you've grown up looking at maps of the world and might not have really put a lot of thought into what's being represented.

Today's video, however, reveals that The World Is A Much Different Place Than It Looks On A Map.

Uploaded by YouTube channel RealLifeLore—the video begins with a short explanation of the Mercator Projection Map's flat representation of what is on a spherical globe.

After that, things gets interesting when actual size comparisons are made between various locations and regions around the world using graphics.

For example, the state of Texas in the USA is actually MUCH larger than Portugal and Spain combined—and is larger than all of France.

Screen Capture From The Video Showing Australia Nearly Covering The US

The well produced video reveals that Australia could cover most of the continental USA—and that the entire area of the United Kingdom is actually a very small land mass and compares and contrasts it with the Island of Japan and elsewhere. 

I found this video fascinating and hope you will as well.

Enjoy!




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