African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
"Adopt the Equal Earth map, which was developed in 2017 by cartographer Tom Patterson and his colleagues.
Patterson's map projection is what's known as an equal area map. It shows the true relative sizes of countries and continents, but their shapes are distorted. The Mercator map is conformal, which means shapes are preserved, but actual sizes are distorted."
African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
Rihanna Is Giving Bikes And Scholarships To Help Malawian Girls
“I’m so happy about the Clara Lionel Foundation’s new partnership with ofo because it will help so many young people around the world receive a quality education, and also help the young girls of Malawi get to school safely, cutting down those very long walks they make to and from school all alone,” Rihanna said in a statement.
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