The earth map needs to ‘repair’ to show the true African’s true size, said campaels – National
In Mercator Projection, one of the most popular maps in the world, Greenland and Africa seem to fit. But on the mighty ground of speculation that shows the continents in their real places, 14 greenlands will easily equal in the African continent.
The criticism of Mercator’s comparisons does not show a real size of Africa it is not new.
However, the latest African Advocacy campaigns are the Momentum Online as it promotes organizations and schools to use the equal land limit, which they specify the country’s size of more than 1.4 million people.
The African Union, a population of a perpetrator with 55 members, is allowed for the campaign last weekend.
Here’s what you should know about an effort to show the real African size in the world.
Africa seems too small in many modern maps.
Mercator map created in the 16th century with the Flemish Cart Gottographer Gerardus Mercator. Designed to assist European navigators in the ocean, the perverted map near regional regions as the North America and Green America.
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The 2018 Earth Earth Projection is a modern map that follows the world’s curvature and shows the continents in their true, unlike Mercator map.
Mercator’s guesses is common in classes and tech platforms. Google Maps reduced the most widized English jewelry when viewed in the desktop browser in 2018, but users can go back to the old map. The mobile app is still automatic to Mercator Project.
Parties to restore worldwide map
Two Advocacy groups, Africa No Clothing and Speak on Africa, Counsel Campaign in April to press schools, followed by equal organizations, will use the true African sector.
“Correct map is not only an African problem. It is a true issue and global accuracy.
For non-African people, Shrunken Africa’s representation reduces its imitation, economic and techniques, MDIA has been added.
The African Union stimulated the campaign in Aug. 14, the largest body should sign in to a campaign so far, mark the main “RICE MAP campaign.
Gougraphs say the Mercator Projection is expired.
Mark Monmonier, the professor of the Syracuse University of Geography, said Mercator Projection is also used by environmentalists and they have advised people not to use it as a global map.
“It was a working device in the 16th century, because it has the exact line, provides navigators to direct regularly to travel.” There is no point in use. “
While the maps of the world’s curvature, such as the equivalent of the equivalent of the equivalent of the reality of the continent, but warned that the boarding graphs stay the best way to compare different sizes.
“When you put inappropriate areas on a flat piece of paper, people will have difficulty comparison with LandmasSes,” Monmonier said.
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