Africa On The World Map: How Flawed Representation Leads To Flawed Perception
We’ve all grown up learning that Africa is the world’s second-largest continent. If we see a world map, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
With over 30 million square kilometers of area and spanning six different time zones, Africa is the world’s second-largest continent. This isn’t the impression you’ll get from watching world maps, however. Most of the maps we see today have distorted the actual size of the continents. According to this illustration, Africa—a continent that easily fits three Canadas—is smaller than Canada. The deceptive nature of our world maps has spawned a discussion concerning the proper representation of the continents. Why then does Africa's size appear distorted on our maps?
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