In the Mercator projection, which piece of the Earth is portrayed ridiculously large in comparison to its actual size?
A) low-latitude locations
B) Greenland
C) Brazil
D) the continental U.S.
E) the continent of Africa

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In the Mercator projection, Greenland is portrayed ridiculously large compared to its actual size. This is due to the projection's distortion at high latitudes.

In the Mercator Projection, Which Piece of the Earth Is