Blog Post #10

     In class today we had to rewatch the clip taken from The West Wing. We have to describe the points made by the "Organization of Cartographers for social Equality" and decide if they're valid points and whether we disagree or agree. The first thing brought up is that the Peters Projection Map should be used in all schools in America, not the Mercator Map. I agree with this point because I feel like I've been lied to about it and it needs to be changed. The second point was that it distorts the relative size of nations and continents (Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland). I agree with this since the Mercator Map does a terrible job at showing the actual size of countries and us as people should be able to know the actual size. The third point made was that the countries and nations aren't even in the right place on the map. Germany appears to be in the center of the map when really Germany is in the northernmost quarter of the Earth. Once again, I agree because we should know where our countries are actually located. Another point made is that we unconsciously equate size  with importance and even power, third world countries are being misrepresented and are more likely to be valued less. The last point was that the Northern Hemisphere would be switched to the bottom and the Southern Hemisphere would be switched to the top. However, I don't agree with this because it's really confusing to look at. Although, I really think the Peters Projection Map should be used in schools.