Mercator Projection v. Gall-Peters Projection
TOK homework assignment 1 based on the article: "Boston public schools map switch aims to amend 500 years of distortion" Claim Implication of the claim Boston schools stopped using Mercator’s projection, since it isn’t an effective tool of cartography The Eurocentric map (exaggerates the size of imperialist powers) by making South America about the same size as Europe, making Greenland look the same size as Africa and making Alaska looks bigger than Mexico, even though the opposite is the actual truth. It also places Germany in middle of the map, not to the north, where it truly is located Boston schools started using the Gall-Peters projection as it is an “equal-area” map The Gall-Peters map doesn’t distort the shape of countries, but rather accurately scales the surface area. It is a very valid source, according to ODT founder Bob Abramms, who says so because it is “showing correct size and p...