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| Name | Why Africa's True Size Was Hidden - And The Mind-blowing Consequences |
| Video Uploader | Video From THE MERC |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 19-11-2023 14:00:08 |
| Video Discription | The Crusaders Graphic Novel Ep1 available now at www.thecrusadersunite.com Sign up to my newsletter: https://themerc.substack.com Join membership to access perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2wd9y-HUCXzta0C73TxIA/join The size of Africa on world maps is completely wrong. In this video I explain why and what the true size of Africa is. Discover the shocking truth about the world's most widely recognized map, the Mercator projection from 1569. This map has grossly misrepresented the size of Africa for centuries. In reality, Africa's land area is a staggering 30.37 million square kilometers (11.7 million square miles). Surprisingly, while Greenland appears almost the same size as Africa on the Mercator map, the African continent is actually 14 times larger! Dive deep into the Mercator projection conundrum and learn how it has distorted our perception of the world. Understand the historical and imperialistic implications of this distortion and explore the efforts to create a more accurate representation of our planet. Witness the unveiling of the Equal Earth map projection, a groundbreaking solution that offers a fair representation of continents. Did you know? Africa is larger than Europe, the US, China, India, and Japan combined! Join us in this enlightening journey and see the world from a new perspective. 🌏 0:00 - Introduction to the Misrepresentation of Africa's Size - Discussion on the topic's popularity and addressing accusations of racism in map representations. 1:23 - The True Size of Africa and Historical Misrepresentation - Exploring Africa's actual size and its historical misrepresentation in maps, especially in the Mercator projection. 2:47 - The Impact of Visual Representation and Size Perception - Analyzing how visual representation and size perception affect our understanding of continents, focusing on Africa. 4:12 - The Mercator Projection: History and Implications - Delving into the history of the Mercator projection, its design for nautical navigation, and its implications. 5:38 - Alternative Map Projections and the Continued Use of Mercator - Discussing various alternative map projections and questioning why the Mercator projection is still widely used. 7:01 - The Peters Projection and Resistance to Change - Introducing the Peters projection, its accurate representation of continent sizes, and the resistance it faced. 8:25 - The Role of Prejudice and Bias in Map Representation - Examining the role of prejudice and bias in the continued use of the Mercator projection and its impact. 9:50 - Conclusion and Call to Action - Summarizing the video's points and encouraging a reconsideration of world geography and map representations. #africa #africanhistory #blackhistory |
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