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Tag Archives: world maps
Map Monday: more fun with projections and cartograms
We’ve looked at map projections before on Map Monday. To remind you, the most common projection – that is, the representation of the 3-D globe on a 2-D map – is the Mercator projection. There are many reasons for this, … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged age of population, education, map conventions, maps, Peters projection, populations, projections, voter turnout, world maps
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Map Monday: why World Water Day is needed
Human beings can’t live without a certain amount of fresh water. Fresh water is a requirement for life, and therefore it would be hard to imagine anyone disagreeing that access to clean water should be a human right. But, as … Continue reading
Map Monday: what happens to all that plastic?
It was back in December when a fellow blogger, Kavitha at SunshinySA Site, posted what for me was a sit-up-and-take-notice fact: Coca Cola scores hat trick as world’s worst plastic polluter worldwide. Yes, for the third year in a row, … Continue reading
Map Monday: a little bit of this, a little bit of that
Let’s start this week’s Map Monday with a map that those of us who have shared our lives with cats will relate to. When I went looking for dog maps, just to be an equal opportunity pet reporter, I was … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged cats, causes of death, dogs and cats, maps, moon, researchers, UK pubs, world leaders first employment, world maps
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Map Monday: realities behind some economic and political considerations
Today’s maps take a look at some challenges for economic and political decision-making. Doing the right thing – like addressing climate change and global inequality – isn’t easy. But the issues are real, folks, and they’re scary. And they’re going … Continue reading
Map Monday: from the smallest countries to the largest
The first week of this new year has been a week like no other, just as this past year was a year like no other. Increased COVID cases nearly everywhere, with tightening restrictions being put in place, dashing the hope … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged geography, large countries, largest countries, marathon majors, running, small countries, smallest countries, world maps
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Map Monday: where are all the whales hanging out on Christmas Day?
I love whales and whale watching, and am blessed to live in an area frequented by several species of whales – during the summer and early fall, that is. They come to gorge on the bounty of the deep and … Continue reading
Map Monday: from Santa to animals to everything in between
In keeping with the season, I tried to find accurate maps of the round-the-world routing of Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve, but that proved very difficult. He is an elusive fellow. However, I did find some links to … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday
Tagged corruption, democracies, girls' education, lions, maps, parrots, Santa, women in parliament, world maps, world peace
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