Japan, India, Ukraine: Why some countries are uneasy about new UN map
The countries are not opposed to a new map per se; they're testy about the colour shades.
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The countries are not opposed to a new map per se; they're testy about the colour shades.
The General Assembly voted 164 to one for a Togolese resolution encouraging equal-area projections, leaving the United States alone in opposition. The post Togo’s Equal Earth Map Wins UN Vote, 164 to One appeared first on The Rio Times.
As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.
The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe. Aimed at โa more accurate representationโ of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries while the US voted against it and six other states abstained. The new map โ known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection โ โis a relevant option for improving the accuracy of...