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Map we should all use I am a teacher who strongly believes that the Mercator projection should NOT be used in schools. The proportions are wrong which leads to many misconceptions and Mercator shows 'wealthier' countries as being larger. Whilst the Peters projection still isn't perfect, I use it in my classroom and I have found that my students have a clearer understanding of the world in map form once they compare the Mercator and Peters projections. Oxfam have an online activity 'Maping Our World' which shows the... more info
Brilliant Peters Projection It is about time everyone should be using the Peters Projection as it shows the size of land so much more accurately than the useless Mercator Map. Almost everyone uses the Mercator including schools, so children think Greenland is bigger than China, and that the USA and Canada are bigger than Africa. Well done to use the Peters Projection Map even showing the incorrect sizes of the Mercator.
