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Mar 22, 2017 · The Mercator projection depicts Greenland as larger than Africa. But, in reality, Africa is 14 times the size of Greenland. It alters the way you see the size – and, some people argue, the way ...
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Oct 8, 2014 · From deforestation to irrigation to species loss, the expanding human population has been dramatically re-shaping the face of the Earth. The interactive maps above bring together a wealth of ...
Nov 14, 2019 · A new map offers more detail than ever before. Human settlements are the cause and consequence of most environmental and societal changes on Earth. The World Settlement Footprint pinpoints them ...
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Dec 21, 2016 · Created by Paul Breding at ODT Maps, it shows the original, vertical map, but sized according to population. It shows, for example, that the populations of India and China dwarf those of North America and Europe. The size of Nigeria and Brazil compared to the rest of Africa and Latin America is equally apparent.
Mar 8, 2022 · Overlaying hundreds of maps at a time shows just how distorted the world gets when map makers try to flatten out the globe, as data scientist Michael Freeman, from the University of Washington Information School, reveals in this interactive visualization: Fun interactive tool by @mf_viz allows us to overlay hundreds of map projections at a time ...
Feb 10, 2022 · Maps can illustrate data beyond numbers, so we can actually see the physical reality and the projection of those numbers onto a map. Once we see the visual, reality hits and the story unfolds. Then we can do something about it. Maps help people better understand their physical space so we can digest it visually then think about it critically.
All. Maps don’t just help us get from place to place. They help us understand Earth and how its physical processes and features can shape human activity and vice versa. When data is organized by its locations, we can see geographic patterns that allow us to develop a better understanding of how systems work and interact with one another.
