Which retail packaging adaptation is commonly needed for products sold near the equator versus those sold in far northern/southern markets due to the Mercator projection's distortion effect?

The way we visualize our world affects how products are marketed across different regions. Map projections have a profound impact on retail demographics, distribution planning, and even packaging design for global markets. This poll explores an interesting phenomenon in retail geography that many product managers overlook when planning international expansion or designing packaging for global audiences.

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Products require larger warning labels in equatorial regions due to international regulatory compensation for map distortion
Map graphics on packaging need scale adjustments, as the same distance scale appears drastically different between equatorial and polar regions
Packaging must use different color schemes because the Mercator projection affects how cultures near the equator perceive certain color combinations
Products sold in equatorial regions need 15% more packaging material to compensate for the Mercator compression effect