This does have its drawbacks, as the Earth is round, but pages are flat, so what we see on a map is slightly distorted.Globes and maps are how we’ve seen the world for hundreds of years.

A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made, ...

Tied to Earth Day, National Geographic ... a flat surface to launch the experience. A globe rises out of the cover, with the headline “What the world will feel like in 2070.” ...

This does have its drawbacks, as the Earth is round, but pages are flat, so what we see on a map is slightly distorted.Globes and maps are how we’ve seen the world for hundreds of years.