Evolution And History

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The Peters Projection

The map below is based on the Peters Projection, which has

been adopted as the official map of UNESCO. While it dis-

torts the shape of continents (countries near the equator are

vertically elongated by a ratio of 2 to 1), the Peters Projection

does show all continents according to their correct relative

size. Though Europe is still at the center, it is not shown as

larger and more extensive than the Third World.

AUS

SLOVE

FRANCE

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

SWITZERLAND

IRELAND

ICELAND

GREENLAND

BELGIUM

NETHERLANDS

DENMARK

GERMANY

NORWAY

UNITEDKINGDOM

ITA

ALGERIA

MALI

SENEGAL

GAMBIA

GUINEA-BISSAU

GUINEA

FRENCH GUIANA

GUYANA

SURINAM

VENEZUELA

COLOMBIA

PERU

CHILE

BRAZIL

BOLIVIA

ARGENTINA

PARAGUAY

URUGUAY

ANTARCTICA

ECUADOR

SIERRA LEONE

LIBERIA

IVORY COAST

BURKINA FASO

GHANA

TOGO

BENIN

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

WESTERNSAHARA

NIG

NIGE

RIA

MOROCCO

MAURITANIA

TUNISIA

PANAMA

COSTA RICA

EL SALVADOR

GUATEMALA

BELIZE JAMAICA

CUBA

MEXICO

UNITED STATES

UNITEDSTATES

CANADA

THEBAHAMAS

HAITI

HONDURAS

NICARAGUA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

AUS

LOVE

E

ITA

A

NEA

NIG

NIGE

RIA

A

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