the errors on our mental maps tend to persist. One reason for this may be that our conceptions of the world are basically summaries of the geography, says cartographer Dylan Moriarty, who is an ...

look no further than a map. In his book The Revenge of Geography, Kaplan argues that geography is not just important to understanding world affairs — it's central to understanding where we've ...

This political map of the world depicts the extent of territories ... became one of the first geographical features to be accurately represented in maps, thus becoming a common datum for exploration.

Brazil has launched a new world map that places the South ... Released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the map is part of the country’s updated Geographical ...

Fair Collection (275), Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress An ... “In a sense they reflect the emergence of the United States as a world power,” he says. “The U.S. economy ...