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AP Human Geography
Unit 1 – Thinking Geographically
Topic 1.1
The Mercator projection is often criticized because it distorts what?
The size of landmasses near the poles
The directionality of travel routes
The shape of continents at the equator
The distances between locations on a map
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AP Human Geography - 1.1 Introduction to Maps and Types of Maps
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