An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers ... “Greenland problem” where landmasses further from the equator like Greenland, appear much larger than the ones that are ...

The Equator is a line of latitude that bisects ... At least half of these countries rank among the poorest in the world.

Pinpointing your place is extremely easy on the world map if you exactly know the latitude and longitude ... zero degree latitude arc circles on the middle of earth from east to west and is known as ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing. Some nations near the Poles appear significantly larger than they truly are, while ...

Identifying the seven continents, five oceans, the Equator, the Northern and ... teachers could use a base map to explore the make up of the world and where the features explored in the video ...