When you represent a spherical world on a flat map perspective gets distorted. The map used is Mercator’s map: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mariasherm/every-world-m

When you represent a spherical world on a flat map perspective gets distorted. The map used is Mercator’s map: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mariasherm/every-world-map-youve-ever-looked-at-is-wrong#.ct4R82WZ3 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mariasherm/every-world-map-youve-eve... I chose buzz feed because they use illustrations. Some believe it is a conspiracy though.