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Why does the size of a county's territory matter so much? Russia is much bigger than the US or China, is it more important? Australia has about three quarters o
by graemep 7d ago
Why does the size of a county's territory matter so much? Russia is much bigger than the US or China, is it more important? Australia has about three quarters of the land area of the US, is it as significant?
- xyzelement 7d agoIf it doesn't matter why did Africa make such a push for this projection?
- graemep 7d agoSome people think it matters, mostly politicians and political activists. That does not mean its actually important.
- xyzelement 6d agoEither the vote doesn't matter and don't have it, or it matters and you vote for your people.
- dekervin 5d agoHumans live in a world made of symbols. A sign, in this case a map, carries much more than its literal meaning. It is loaded with context, connotation, and even myths. Maps are extremely powerful signs because they implicitly claim to organize the physical world. Consider, for example, the reference viewpoint of a map regardless of other features. The first time you see a map centered on another continent makes you realize that your vision of the world, where some parts are peripheral, is relative. Even if that fact is obvious. I don't know exactly what the effects of a change of projection are, but I know they exist.