Our tendency to place concepts, knowledge and aspects of reality into pre-defined boxes leads us to take many things for granted and to accept them without reflecting.
The way we see our world is a typical example of this process. Look at these 5 maps:
TIME TO REFLECT
Why do you think the world map was originally made this way?
Why do we still use the Mercator projection?
What does it show about world relations?
Share your thoughts in the comments!
TO KNOW MORE
Read this article about Mercator map and teaching geography in schools
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/world-map-wrong-mercator-peters-projection-boston/
Change your point of view! Now that you know all countries are not well scaled on the Mercator map. Click here to find out how big your country is in comparison: https://www.thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTY4MjA1MjE.MTk1MDIyMg*MzYwMDAwMDA
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