It took me a moment or two as well, but you won't get change without making change. The Mercator was historically good for navigation, but is a poor representa

It took me a moment or two as well, but you won't get change without making change. The Mercator was historically good for navigation, but is a poor representation of the globe. You need only look at their last figure, with the more granular data, to see the level and ease of detail would be lost in Africa and Eurasia.