For the Conformal Projections, it really distorts the map and the way the globe actually looks. Both the Mercator Projection and the Gall Stereograph Projections make Africa look smaller than it actually is. In reality, Africa is a lot bigger than Greenland, but in these projections, Africa looks almost the same size. These maps are convenient if you are trying to figure out the exact Longitude and Latitude of lines because in other projections, lines are curved. Conformal Projections preserves angles locally.
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