https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg Add your answer to our essential question: Why do you think the size of the countries you researched on the map have been distorted, even in modern times? Make sure you write your name to get credit. en-us 2020-08-21 19:37:15 UTC 2022-02-04 20:52:20 UTC hello@padlet.com msutton6 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/692303741 I find it odd that The size of the United Kingdom can almost fit into just Baja California yet we hear so much more news about England than our border country Mexico. I think this is because we are denying the fact that our country has more recent immigrants from Mexico than England. ]]> 2020-08-21 19:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/692303741 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1138913529 The countries i researched on the map been distorted because through time countries have changed and been populate with people ]]> 2021-01-28 23:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1138913529 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1144311694 i believe that the countries sizes aren't accurate because the makers of the map print outs want the viewer to see the countries and states easier]]> 2021-01-30 23:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1144311694 Blanca_Juan https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1151910709 They have been distorted until this day because, we still haven't found an accurate way of mapping our globe onto a flat rectangle. ]]> 2021-02-02 05:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1151910709 7023624 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1170857718 If you start with the equator, the Mercator projection actually enlarges objects moving away from the equator. ]]> 2021-02-06 04:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1170857718 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1172235114 I think the Country I searched up has been distorted because there are a variety of non- rectangular projections that split the difference between distorting either size or shape so we see it differently- Vanessa R ]]> 2021-02-07 00:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1172235114 7111521 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1179025113 I think that all countries have different figures and that makes them unique but there are some guys and others bigger like the United States is a very big country compared to other countries]]> 2021-02-08 19:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1179025113 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1179634046 I think they distort the images because they want to show there "superiority" or to make them seem more power full ]]> 2021-02-08 22:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1179634046 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1184994099 I believe that maps aren’t always accurate because depending on where it’s made certain places might be bigger or smaller ]]> 2021-02-09 22:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1184994099 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1186406767 I think the country I was looking for has been distorted because there are a variety of non-rectangular projections that divide the difference between distorting the size or shape so that we see it differently and I see it differently ...]]> 2021-02-10 09:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1186406767 https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1194989094 I think all countries have different numbers, and I think that's what makes them unique, but there are some smaller countries and some bigger ones.  for example, the United States is large compared to others]]> 2021-02-11 23:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msutton6/o31xznqnw5sytlrg/wish/1194989094