#geography nerd

Anthropomorphization of a globe as a curvy redhead!? I need 100 fanarts of her immediately!

so this album has several hannigramish vibes and I can’t stop my feelings

So I say bring it on. Come at me with a blank copy in three months when I’ve forgotten this placement and see how I do.

For a second there I was only 70% sure where the Bosphorus’ location!

The “politics” is something I never actually could comprehend, though in the binary worldview of some, the choice is apparently between the “imperialistic” Mercator (actually used as a navigation tool) and the “progressive” Gall-Peters map. Once again, some segments of the crunchie granolas have been misled.  In reality, I can attest to the frequent use of the Winkel-Tripel map on every atlas I’ve ever owned and I am frankly more partial to Robinson or Plate Carrée maps (the latter being the default map format I have when worldbuilding; all the worlds I’ve made thus far are planets and are depicted through the Plate Carrée). The Mercator is common, yes, but not common enough to be the monopoly that that subsection of easily swayed social justice people believe it to be. Moreover, the Gall-Peters projection is a very controversial one not because the establishment is keen on protecting their imperialistic feelings but because the map has several issues that were widely and in many cases rightfully criticized. Arno Peters was essentially trying to market a map by pointing out features and benefits it did not have, such as being distance-factual and having little distortions. The Gall-Peters projection is not going to be of much use in international navigation, either, which is why the Mercator maps are still somewhat popular. Neither map is inherently better at portraying the Earth as a globe does. Frankly, if I were asked which map to use in portraying Earth in classrooms, I’d go with the Winkel-Tripel or Robinson, which at least look better than either. Seriously, Africa at least looks big in those projections, though Greenland and Australia are misshapen. Or you can check out Randall Munro’s stance on the matter.