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countrygramma:

this is the difference between the Mercator (left) and Equal Area (right) projections. do you see the GIGANTIC difference in how Africa and South America are portrayed?? The Equal Area projection is a much more accurate depiction of size ratios (in terms of Africa to Europe, for example), and yet it’s banned in public schools in the US, and the Mercator map is the official map of the US government.

seriously anyone who denies the fact that the US government is openly and purposely racist is an ignorant racist fuck

Posted on January 25, 2012 via Country Gramma with 169 notes ()
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  this seriously has been bothering me since my african archaeology professor showed both maps to me. i really do think...
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  I always find this so bizarre. Australia is apparently in fact three-and-a-half times the size of Greenland.
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  The Cartographers for Social Equality should go back into the White House and demand change!
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  So, the description is a bit alarmist, but still true. Accurate map making may seem like a minor detail but it can...
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  So many things wrong with this: 1. The map on the right is not “the” equal area projection, it is *an* equal area...
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  ———— Banned - oh my god how lame. Notice how Africa looks like a dick that’s huge though flaccid? That’s what they’re...
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