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Global maps can distort the way people view the world
Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...
A new analysis finds global forest maps overlap far less than expected, raising questions about climate funding and ...
Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...
The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
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Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map
In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...
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