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[-] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

this is the difference btw

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What we had in school in the U.S.

The Robinson projection:

What many U.S. texts moved to after I left school.

The Winkel Triple Projection:

Apparently the Mercador map is what digital maps seem to use because the lines are 90 degrees so it makes it easier.

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