#DistortedMaps
"THE WORLD IS A LOT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY TOLD YOU IN THE CLASSROOM."
"Greenland, for example, looks as large as Africa when, in reality, it is 14 times smaller!"
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"THE WORLD IS A LOT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY TOLD YOU IN THE CLASSROOM."
"Greenland, for example, looks as large as Africa when, in reality, it is 14 times smaller!"
cntraveller.in/story/the-map-…
"Scandinavian countries seem much larger than India on the map, though the latter is thrice the size of all of them put together.
Canada is only 1.2 times the size of the US, but looks much larger"
Canada is only 1.2 times the size of the US, but looks much larger"
"North America seems about as large as Africa. In reality though, you can fit the whole of United States and Canada in Africa and still have room for India, Pakistan and a few other countries."
"The biggest issue with the Mercator Projection is how it affects our perception of the world. Its critics argue that the projection is skewed in favour of Europe, placing it at the centre of the world."
It does affect our perception.
It does affect our perception.
Seeng a relatively small India in comparison to Greenland or USA definitely has a sublimnal psychological impact.
In the meantime, check out thetruesize.com
Time, some Indians applied their minds to figure out a better and more accurate representation of the REAL WORLD.
In the meantime, check out thetruesize.com
Time, some Indians applied their minds to figure out a better and more accurate representation of the REAL WORLD.
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