The world split into 7 equal areas of population

Re:The world split into 7 equal areas of population by coin on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @12:28PM (#17022187)

I love the first comment

> Maybe use another map projection?

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Re:The world split into 7 equal areas of population by LeoPanthera on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @12:43PM (#17022340)

I agree with him though. Not using an equal area projection when trying to compare areas is very misleading.

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Re:The world split into 7 equal areas of population by 5555624 on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @01:47PM (#17022925)

Using another projection would confuse the issue for non-map nerds. While there are problems with the Mercator Projection, it is what most people are familiar with. For example, showing a projection with Africa sized correctly with the Americas would confuse a lot of people who would think the underlying map was wrong.

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Re:The world split into 7 equal areas of population by giocampa on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @12:38PM (#17022288)

The whole comments section is worth a scroll-through: didn't know there were so many map nerds on twitter!

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