What does the American world map look like? What does a world map look like in different countries?

Each country sees maps differently.
Some believe that there is no need to print Antarctica, others want their power to be in the center)
Below are some photographs with comments from the author.

Remember in our schools in the geography classroom there was this map:

And this one too:

Probably many of you couldn’t even imagine that she could look something different,
but when I saw this, something broke in my perception of the world map.

It's very simple: this is how Americans see the world. As a friend who lives in New York told me, they have such cards in schools.
She herself first saw such a map at a language school. When she asked the teacher what was wrong with the card, he replied: what’s wrong with it?
They will probably also be very surprised when they see that on our maps Russia is not cut in half, and the United States is not in the center, as it should be.

map of Australia: there is no Antarctica here at all!

But here it is. Maybe they walk there on their heads, as Alice from Wonderland imagined? :)))

This is a map of South Africa. They don’t like Antarctica either, really, why do we need white spots on the map, especially when they are so vast, and they are larger than your country?))

This is a Chinese map. The principle is the same as on other maps: put your country in the middle of the world!

The French vision of the world map, frankly speaking, is not very different from the Soviet ones, apparently due to the geographical proximity of the countries, relative to Australia, South Africa and the same America.
But I found one interesting map, though it’s a hundred years old, it’s how the French at that time saw the location of peoples on the planet.
Take a look at the territory of Russia, it turns out that at that time we had Russo-Siberians, on the territory of Kazakhstan - Turks (apparently Turkic-speaking peoples), on the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido - Ainu.
I wonder if they still live on Sakhalin?

There is also this map, on which the real geographical contours (which we are used to seeing) are distorted,
but it gives an idea of ​​the scale of the countries.

Means “entrance to the lakes” - in this place an extensive network of rivers and lakes flows into the ocean, creating ideal conditions for fishing.

Indeed, at the pier in Lakes Entrance there were many fishing trawlers, which immediately sold fresh fish and shrimp. Almost all vacationers in this place in Victoria could see a boat; many hotels have corners with tables for cutting fish.

Well, where there are fish, there are pelicans.

And the fishermen, accordingly...

In general, apart from fish and a couple of beaches, there is nothing special to see in Lakes Entrance, except for the private maritime museum Griffiths Sea Shell Museum, where you could find just tons various types shells, preserved and dried fish and other sea creatures.

Not far from Lakes Entrance are the Buchan Caves.

Well, after visiting the caves, it was nice to have a glass of local beer at the Bullant Brewery.

We were already in Canberra in 2008, stopping for a couple of days on our way to Sydney. Then we saw that there are many places in the city that can be visited in a few days.

Before leaving Canberra we visited the Australian Parliament building. There were several police officers at the entrance who let visitors through a frame, like at airports. After walking through the halls and offices, visiting the green roof, we moved on...

Consulting group the Economist Intelligence Unit has published its list of the world's best cities, with Melbourne topping it for the second year in a row.

The top ten cities look like this:

Great Ocean Road

We took a trip to the Great Ocean Road last December and just added everything from that trip yesterday.

You can drive the entire road in one day if you leave early in the morning, don’t stop everywhere, and return directly along the highway. To take our time with sightseeing, we stayed for a couple of nights right in the center of the road, in the town of Port Campbell (Summer's Rest Units).

On the first day it was cloudy, so we had to wear jackets, but on the second day the sun came out and it became much more fun.

A few attractions we visited:

Despite s18(1) of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth), I agree and acknowledge that any message Vodafone sends me will not contain an unsubscribe facility. I understand that I can, at any time, opt out of receiving marketing material by contacting Vodafone Customer Care.

All in all, Australian laws You don’t have to do it, the main thing is to communicate this in small print.

She received the surname Macpherson from her stepfather Neil Macpherson.

Thanks to her ideal body proportions (90-61-89), at the age of 18, Elle signed her first contract with the famous modeling agency Click Model Management.

In 1985, Elle decided to marry photographer and creative director of Elle magazine Gilles Bensimon, who was 20 years older than Macpherson. Thanks to her marriage, Elle appeared in every issue of Elle magazine for six years.

In 1986, Elle made the cover of Time magazine. By that time, she had already been on the covers of magazines such as Cosmopolitan, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Playboy. Elle also appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated six times during her career.

In 1989, MacPherson and Bensimon divorced, and along with her husband, Elle lost her largest employer, Elle magazine. This period in the girl’s career and life is difficult, but Elle pulls herself together and decides to move on.

Elle Macpherson in the movie "On the Edge"

In 1990, the first film starring the famous model, Alice, directed by Woody Allen, was released. Then she plays in several films: “Sirens” (with Hugh Grant), “Batman and Robin” (with George Clooney), “On the Edge” (with Anthony Hopkins) and others.

Also in 1990, Macpherson launched her lingerie line, Elle Macpherson Intimates, which is sold exclusively in Australia.

In 1995, together with her supermodel friends, Elle opened the Fashion Café restaurant chain, which did not become profitable and was closed in 1998.

In 1999, Elle Macpherson starred in five episodes of the popular TV series Friends.

In 2003, Elle was engaged to French financier Arpad Busson, with whom she had two sons, Flynn in 1998 and Cy in 2003.

In 2005, the couple broke up, and today Elle and her children live in London.

Smile!

I read in the local newspaper today about what to do when traveling, and I saw this advice:

Smile. Always smile.

It"ll get you places you wouldn"t believe. From persuading Parisian waiters to speak English to figuring out where the hell you"re supposed to be sitting on that train, a little smile and a good attitude will get you help in no time. NB: There"s an exception to this rule – it "s called Russia. (They"ll think you"re mad.)

Translation:

Smile! Always smile.

This will open up so many new opportunities for you that you never dreamed of. For example, a waiter from Paris suddenly speaks English, or you finally find that fucking seat on the train - just smile a little and act accordingly.

One exception to this rule is Russia. They'll think you're crazy.

28/03/2011

Remember, in our schools there was a world map in the geography classroom. Probably, many of you could not even imagine that she could look any different, but when I saw this, something broke in my perception.

Since childhood we have seen maps of the world, we are shown them at school, thereby creating in children an idea of ​​what our planet looks like, what countries are on it and where they are located. All this is correct and good, but a flat map is still only a conditional and often quite distorted flat image of the round world.

And it turns out that many people build a personal attitude towards the real world, focusing on the stereotypes reflected in the cards. Suddenly it turns out that there are countries that dominate the world map, as if they are in its center, and there are other countries, they are on the periphery and play a subordinate role.

Next we will show you that world maps in different countries(Russia, USA, China, Europe, Australia, South Africa, Chile) are different from each other. And this depends on the map maker, who proceeds from three conditions:

• How should such a map be centered in relation to the South and North?
• How to center it in relation to the East and West.
• What projection method should be used?

Centering East and West, that is, on the map - the vertical axis of the world here passes through Moscow. On the periphery there are two Americas and Australia. The vast water basin of the Pacific Ocean is not defined as a homogeneous space.

Here the vertical axis of the whole world goes clearly through London. As in the case of Russia, the two Americas and Australia seem to be moving to the periphery, and Pacific Ocean again not displayed as a complete entity. Further, the equator is slightly shifted towards the bottom of the map (centering the South and North). And it turns out that Australia, South America and Africa become much smaller in comparison with Eurasia and North America than in reality.

As you might guess, the axis of the world (vertical) goes clearly through the United States. If you look closely at this map, you will notice that America is like an “island”, which is washed by the Atlantic Ocean from the east and the Pacific Ocean from the west. The equator, like on the map of Europe, is shifted downwards, so Eurasia and North America appear much larger than Australia, Africa and South America. It also makes it difficult for Americans to properly perceive the size and shape of Russia, China and India on the map, because they seem to be torn apart and present twice - in the east and in the west.

The Chinese made their map in such a way that their country was on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean itself. And it turns out that almost all continents face the Pacific Ocean, with the exception of Europe and Africa. Accordingly, Africa and Europe on the Chinese map are the periphery of the world.

There is a general stereotype in the world that everything that is located above is in a dominant position, and everything below is, as it were, in a subordinate position. So, the Australian world map is different in that the vertical axis of the world goes through their continent. Moreover, the Australians also turn the world map 180 degrees. And then they, like the USA, become an island between 3 oceans: the Southern, Indian and Pacific. Here, on the stage, an important role is assigned to Antarctica, which on all other maps is “pushed” down.

Like Australia, South Africa is placed at the top of its map, as if it dominates all other countries. South Africa occupies the position of a peninsula, which seems to be wedged between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Russia, like the Pacific region, finds itself on the periphery of the world.

In the Chilean map, their country also dominates the world because just like the Australian map, the Chile map is also upside down. Therefore, the Pacific Ocean occupies a central place on it. And this is not without reason, the fact is that the policy of this country has long been claiming to be the most important business center in the Pacific Ocean region. Here you can compare Chile with China - Europe and Africa are on the periphery on the map. It must be said that a map of this type was developed at the direction of the Military Institute of Geography in order to print it in school textbooks in the future.

It's very simple: this is how Americans see the world. As a friend who lives in New York told me, they have such cards in schools. She herself first saw such a map at a language school. When she asked the teacher what was wrong with the card, he replied: what’s wrong with it?

They will probably also be very surprised when they see that on our maps Russia is not cut in half, and the United States is not in the center, as it should be.

They don’t like Antarctica either, really, why do we need white spots on the map, especially when they are so vast, and even larger than your country?

Chilean scientists, paying attention to their neighbors in the Southern Hemisphere, are also trying to carry out a geographical revolution in their country and turn the planet upside down. Thus Chile also rises to the top of the world, and this must have a good effect on the self-awareness of citizens.

The principle is the same as on other maps: put your country in the middle of the world!

I’ll supplement the post with one interesting statement from LiveJournal reader elle_812. When she saw these cards, she remembered one interesting conversation:

“When I didn’t live here yet, but was at an MSPS retreat in Paris, we met with the former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Catherine Lalumiere. It was from her that I learned that in French textbooks the geographical map looks like France is in the center, and on the sides are all the other countries.

“When I was in Russia for the first time I saw a world map with Russia in the center, and when I saw its size in relation to other countries, I was truly shocked, because we were accustomed from school that Russia was there, somewhere on the side, with edge, with Siberia and snow..." - I’m showing you the words of Catherine Lalumiere from my old notebook".

The French vision of the world map, frankly speaking, is not very different from the Soviet ones, apparently due to the geographical proximity of the countries, relative to Australia, South Africa and the same America.

But I found one interesting map, although it’s a hundred years old, showing how the French at that time saw the location of peoples on the planet. Take a look at the territory of Russia, it turns out that at that time we had Russo-Siberians, on the territory of Kazakhstan - Turks (apparently Turkic-speaking peoples), on the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido - Ainu. I wonder if they still live on Sakhalin?

European map world is not too different from the one we are used to: it is centered at Greenwich, and therefore shifts slightly to the right. This doesn’t really change the state of affairs, except that it slightly displaces Magadan, Chukotka and a little Kamchatka to the Western Hemisphere.

World map for Russia

The vertical axis of the world (centering the West and the East) passes through Moscow. Both America and Australia find themselves on the periphery of the world. The Pacific Ocean is not perceived as a coherent space.

However, many of us transfer the stereotypes learned through the map to our personal attitude towards real world. We are beginning to believe that there are countries that play a dominant role in the world, located in its center, and there are those that play a subordinate role, located on its periphery.

As will be seen above, in different countries — maps worlds are very different. It all depends on what the map author chooses in each of the following three conditions: 1) how to center the map relative to West and East; 2) how to center the map relative to North and South; 3) what projection method to use.