"In a fair world it should be unthinkable to ignore the needs of close to one billion of the poorest people on the earth living in its second-largest and second most-populous continent. A part of the world with already one-third of the population living in cities, most of whom in slums, and with a flow of people from the country side continuing at record rates."
- From Cities, Transport and Equity in Africa: Unasked Questions
The TRUE Size Of Africa - An Erroneous Map Misled Us For 500 Years!
Monday, April 8, 2013
Source: http://goo.gl/ml8pD
Although featured in 'The West Wing', this map dishonesty is anything but fictional. The video below will give you an accurate look at the size of Africa.
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People are often not aware of how large Africa continent really is. The image below is an accurate look at Africa relative to some major countries:
The map shows how Africa (30,3 million km²) is larger than the combination of China (9,6 million km²), the US (9,4 million km²), Western Europe (4,9 million km²), India (3,2 million km²) and Argentina (2,8 million km²), three Scandinavian countries and the British Isles (map gives no surface for these last two areas.
A simple change in the look of a map can cause a reconsideration of your fixed ideas about a place.
* See more at: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/04/the-true-size-of-africa-erroneous-map.html#sthash.3w4TxRkN.dpuf
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