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'Correcting The Map': reshaping perceptions of Africa
- The Mercator world map distorts Africa's size, making the European Union seem almost as large, although Africa is over seven times bigger.
- The initiative 'Correct the Map' aims to correct misconceptions about Africa's true scale.
- The initiative 'Correct the Map' aims to correct misconceptions about Africa's size.
- This campaign seeks to reshape perceptions and challenge traditional mapping practices.
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On the map used in classrooms around the world, the area of the European Union seems barely smaller than that of Africa, which is actually more than seven times larger and a continental initiative calls for the replacement of the so-called "Mercator" map.
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Total News Sources43
Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
57% Center
L 17%
C 57%
R 26%
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