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Simpleχity;1066000148 said:Maps have 'north' at the top, but it could've been different
It is only within the last few hundred years that north has been consistently at the top....
Simpleχity;1066000148 said:Maps have 'north' at the top, but it could've been different
It is only within the last few hundred years that north has been consistently at the top....
I once knew a lady that had to turn a road map so that it was facing the direction she was facing. Then, turning left was left and turning right was right. After she made the turn, she'd re-orient the road map accordingly.
Simpleχity;1066000148 said:Maps have 'north' at the top, but it could've been different
It is only within the last few hundred years that north has been consistently at the top....
Simpleχity;1066000148 said:Maps have 'north' at the top, but it could've been different
It is only within the last few hundred years that north has been consistently at the top....
I once knew a lady that had to turn a road map so that it was facing the direction she was facing. Then, turning left was left and turning right was right. After she made the turn, she'd re-orient the road map accordingly.
The military teaches the same way for land nav. It actually prevents a large number of mistakes. You would not believe the number of folks I have seen not do that and take of in the wrong direction.I once knew a lady that had to turn a road map so that it was facing the direction she was facing. Then, turning left was left and turning right was right. After she made the turn, she'd re-orient the road map accordingly.
Most of the land and people are in the North. There is only one continent that is 100% in the Southern Hemisphere....and no one even lives there.
Why should it not be on top?
It really doesn't matter. If I don't like the way a map or chart looks, I just turn it around until I'm satisfied. I'm in the same place no matter what, and where I'm going remains the same as well. As a point of reference, it might be helpful to adhere to orthodox nomenclature with the north on top. Any notations on maps and charts will likely be so oriented. This can be a big deal if you happen to be navigating in certain waters, so it's important to not miss things recorded on the charts. For example, if you happen to be sailing in the northeastern Chesapeake, it would be good to know where Aberdeen Proving Grounds is. It's not a geographic feature, but drifting into the restricted area surrounding it might be unpleasant.
I was referring to Antarctica. Is Australia officially a continent? I thought it was the world's largest island.A few million Australians will be disappointed to hear it.
Years back, I was surprised to learn that so much of South America and Africa are actually North of the equator.But that's a good point. Probably 75% of the world lives in the Northern Hemisphere. More, maybe.
Most of the land and people are in the North. There is only one continent that is 100% in the Southern Hemisphere....and no one even lives there.
Why should it not be on top?
It has a similar population to Texas.
Which one? This one?
Antarctica? No. It's pretty much empty
I thought you were talking about Australia, a continent entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
Simpleχity;1066000148 said:Maps have 'north' at the top, but it could've been different
It is only within the last few hundred years that north has been consistently at the top....
Yet is it time to start embracing a different view of the planet from the one we are used to? Perhaps, because evidence from psychology suggests that our north-up culture might be polluting the way we think of what is valuable in the world.
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The good news is that in Meier’s experiments the relationship between ‘north’ and ‘good’ was eliminated by one simple thing – turning the map upside down. So perhaps the world might get a little fairer if we just took a look at it another way up now and again. South-up maps are easily available online. It is also something that Mortlock is very much in favour of: “As an Australian, I think it should be done more often,” he says.
Yeah I see that. As mentioned above, I thought it was the world's largest island.
Well to be fair there is no strict official definition of continent.
Are talking about Swan Creek?
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