The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...
The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...
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Africa: UCT Scholar Puts Africa On the Science World Map
University of Cape Town (UCT) scientist Professor Kelly Chibale has returned from a series of high-profile international events where he carried a powerful message: Africa is not just a beneficiary of ...
The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...
That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...
For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.
In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...
The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our ...
African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has said most maps skew the size of land masses, making Africa seem much smaller ...
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