The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area projection with latitudes 45° north and
Mural at a school depicting the Gall–Peters projection, with continents coloured.
In cartography, an equivalent, authalic, or equal-area projection is a map projection that preserves relative area measure between any and all map regions. Equivalent projections are widely used for t
Gall–Peters projection
…The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area projection with latitudes 45° north and south…
The equal-area Mollweide projection
Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection of the world centered on 0° N 0° E.
The sinusoidal projection of the world
Albers projection of the world with standard parallels 20° N and 50° N.