Total commoner here that does not understand projection and such on maps, but I know that the popular map and commercial globe somehow does not show the true size of a country/area.
My first question is, how could a globe (which supposed to be a representation of earth from space) does not represent true size of an area?
Second one, can we produce a map that shows the true size of an area but can also be used for navigation?
TheTrueSize.com still uses Mercator projection. You need to drag Australia and Russia to the equator to see their true size. The map around the equator has the minimum amount of distortion. Also on a globe if you put a tape measure against those two countries you’d see that Australia is about as tall as Russia