Our first Badger infographic about maps! This infographic goes into detail about why the Mercator projection is our standard map of the world, and why that gives us a distorted view of things. See how Africa is 14 times the size of greenland, and why nautical navigation influenced the dominance of the Mercator. Also learn about the Galls-Peter projection, the Winkel-Tripel projection, and the Goode Homosaline projection and why they are a better geographic representation of our world.
Some great sources of information about the Mercator:
http://thinkafricapress.com/history/terrabyte-incognito-africa-might-not-look-you-think
http://www.geek.com/science/geek-answers-which-map-projection-is-best-1591108/
http://www.businessinsider.com/mercator-projection-v-gall-peters-projection-2013-12
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