Why every world map is wrong - Kayla Wolf?

Every world map is wrong because it tries to flatten something that isn’t flat, like trying to put a ball into a square box.

Imagine you have a basketball, and you want to draw it on paper. If you just press the ball onto the paper, it won't look right everywhere, parts will be squished or stretched out. That’s what happens when we make maps: we take the round Earth and try to put it on a flat piece of paper.

Some maps stretch places near the top (like the North Pole) so much that they look really big, while others at the bottom (like Antarctica) get squished into tiny shapes. It’s like taking a balloon, and then flattening it, some parts become wider, others thinner.

Some maps are better for showing directions, like when you're on a road trip. Others show how big places really are, but not always where they are. So no map is perfect, just like no squished balloon looks exactly like the real one.