When you represent a spherical world on a flat map perspective gets distorted. The map used is Mercator’s map:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.buzzfeed.com&#x2F;mariasherm&#x2F;every-world-map-youve-ever-looked-at-is-wrong#.ct4R82WZ3" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.buzzfeed.com&#x2F;mariasherm&#x2F;every-world-map-youve-eve...</a><p>I chose buzz feed because they use illustrations. Some believe it is a conspiracy though.