Predictably, the world map of GDP is dominated by North America and Europe, while Africa almost disappears. The population cartogram gives greater prominence to India and China, and makes ...

This is believed to be the first map of Africa, as a continent. “Africa” was originally a Roman term for the region of modern Tunisia and the western portion of Libya.

Are Maps Accurate? Boston School Maps Depict Africa Bigger than North America. Published Mar 20, 2017 at 9:35 AM EDT Updated Mar 29, 2017 at 12:58 PM EDT.

Because of this, land masses like Russia and North America appear enormous in comparison to central Asia, Africa and South America. Though appearing the same size, Africa is 14 times the size of ...