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Did the UN Just Change the World Map?A Simple Cartographic Guide for Students
By Dr. Geeta RawatDepartment of Geography, Shri Guru Ram Rai (SGRR) University, Dehradun If you follow international headlines, you may have seen viral posts claiming: “The UN has officially changed the world map!” But what does this actually mean? Did the Earth change shape? Did countries gain new borders? The short answer is no. The United Nations has not changed national borders or the political map of the world. Instead, it has adopted a non-binding resolution encouraging greater use of map projections that represent the relative size of continents more accurately. This is important because every world map is a ... Read more