Any thoughts on any of these maps or maps in general?
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| 1. A map showing homicide rates around the world. |
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| 2. A map of how common blonde hair is around the world. |
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| 3. A map drawn in imperial Japan in 1853, centring on Tokyo. |
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| 4. A map of the world in 43 AD a reprint of one drawn by Pomponius Mela, a Roman scholar credited as the father of geography. |
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5. A map showing how the official time and the solar time differs around the world.
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| 8. Sticking with population This is how big each country would be if it were in proportion with its population. |
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| 9. A map of the world as seen by the Ottoman Empire in 1803. |
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| 10. A map of the prevailing religions in countries around the world. |
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| 11. A map of the world from 1154. |
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| 12. A map showing where you’d end up if you dug straight down to the other side of the Earth. |
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| 13. The Mercator projection, 1569. |
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| 14. A map showing the most popular sports around the world. |
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| 15. The Ortelius World Map (1564), the first map by Abraham Ortelius, creator of the first modern atlas. |
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| 16. A map showing countries by number of internet users. |
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| 17. A map of the most popular website in each country. |
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| 18. A map showing the results of a survey asking the world who they see as the biggest threat to world peace. |
Taken from HERE.
The map that struck me as the most interesting one is the 11th map. It was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The shape of the world is just so weird-looking. It just shows how far we have become in terms of technology. I looked up the map on google and it turns out that this was made by Arab merchants who had travelled the world.
ReplyDeleteI can’t help but imagined the pain-staking effort that it took to made these. There wasn’t any advance technology like satellites and such to help the merchants. Sure they aren’t the first ones to make maps because there are maps from way back from 6th century BCE exist. But this map is still amazing nonetheless. In a world where carriages are the most advance form of land transport, a detailed map with little error that almost matched today’s standards exist. This picture made me a new-found appreciation of maps, thank you for sharing.
The picture that interests me the most is picture number 15. “ The Ortelius World Map (1564), the first map by Abraham Ortelius, creator of the first modern atlas” . It is just pretty cool how these scientists and world-explorers made up this map at that time. There were basically no medias that were spread-out around the globe specifically mentioning how the world look that was pretty close to current’s map. There were maps , but they were pretty much different at 1500s, and only certain people had access to such knowledge. The people who made these maps and atlas must be pretty good at calculating and looking at skies and stars constellation. Talking about skies and stars. There were much cleaner skies and places to stargaze back then. Well yeah I don’t blame the globalization and industrial-advancements, however in my opinion they just take away some of our freedom that we humans used to have. And also the internet, to me it takes away a lot of things. Time-consuming and other-people-orientated view of life. Yes there are a lot of benefits the internet brings, but in my view, it costs too many distractions to people. If I get to choose, what time I was born into in the AD-history time, I would love to be in the 1500s or anywhere in between. Just as long as the internet haven’t made it to this world. Yes I am one of those oldschool guys. At least that is how my view looks like. Back then, time flew much much slower and we would get to feel more and deeper to everything around us. That is just me 😉
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DeleteOn this comment, I will be writing about my home country, El Salvador, and I will be using the different maps showed above for the description. El Salvador is a small country located in middle America. The population in El Salvador is 6.3 Million but with a total area 21,041 square kilometre. Therefore, this country is recognize for being overpopulated for its size (map 7&8). Sadly, El Salvador has two main problems: criminality and poverty. Because of the gangs, the rate of homicide is very high (map 1). In 2012, the number of daily homicides was approximately 9 people. Due to the high rate of poverty, the use of internet is limited for so many people (map 16). Nevertheless, the most used website among Salvadorians is Facebook (map 17). Even though our football team is not good enough to make it to the world cup, Salvadorians love watching and playing football (map 14). A common discussion between us is whether you are Real Madrid or Barça fan. I hope you enjoyed this short description of my small but beautiful country!
ReplyDeleteMarcela wrote: "El Salvador is a small country located in middle America."
DeleteI think the more usual term is Central America.
Do you see yourself as "Hispanic" or "Latino" or both? Or are those terms only about (US) American perspectives/categorizations.
Are there any El Salvadorian football players playing for big or famous clubs in other countries?
This is very interesting because i can see eighteen different maps, and they all have their own characteristic. The most interesting map for me is the last one. Why? Because it is shown there that most countries in the world agreed that United States of America is the most threatening country in the world. We all know that United States of America is a superpower country. The economy of United States that keep getting stronger cause the US Dollar exchange rate to other countries's national money rises. Of course it's weaken other countries's economy. The second most interesting map is the favourite sports one. I'm pretry surprised actually that only a few country and states in USA that make basketball as their favourite sport. At first, i thought most people in China like basktball. Football is of course the most favorite sport around the world. We can see from world cup, almost all people from arlund the world watch world cup. I think that's the two maps that i like the most.
ReplyDeleteFrom those maps shown above, I am particularly interested in map number nine. The said map interests me because I am very attracted to the Ottoman empire. I think they have such colorful history and such beautiful palace.
ReplyDeleteAfter I did a small research on the map, I acknowledged that the Ottoman’s naval power was really strong globally. The empire itself was vigorously active in the Age of Exploration specifically in the Indian Ocean region. The Ottoman’s navy was so powerful also because of the remarkable figures behind it. Among many figures the most influential figures were Haidderin Barbarossa as the navy commander, Sultan Suleyman as the King of Ottoman, and Ibrahim Pasha as the grand vizier back then. The combination of the three exceptional tactics and vision brought the Ottoman’s navy to many victories. The victories made them took control of many vital trade routes. They also conquered key strategic ports and dockyards which granted them access to skillful technician, manpower, and resources they had never possessed before.
Resource: https://medium.com/@ajhkumar/soft-empire-the-rise-of-the-ottoman-empire-as-a-global-sea-power-in-the-indian-ocean-c37a7a61d991
The map drawn by the Roman geographer Pomponius Mela in the 4th picture strikes my interest as it shows how the Romans see the world. Despite lacking accurate scale, the map is still surprisingly accurate for a map drawn in the era with no satellites or even a reliable tool for measuring large distances. I can see that the Middle East, North Africa, Western and Southern Europe are the most accurate areas in the map because back then, those areas were part of Rome’s hegemony, so the process of cartography was obviously easier. However, if we look at Sub-Saharan Africa or Persia, we can see that the scale of those regions is more skewed compared to others because historically, very few Romans had free reign to explore them. Sub-Saharan Africa was simply impossible to travel to, whilst the Persian Empire was Rome’s unconquered archenemy that was always at odds with Rome.
ReplyDeleteI’ve always been and always will be interested in looking at various maps across different map categories. It enhances my way of seeing the world as it is an unusual phenomenon and data occurs in other parts of the world. I think why data varies around the globe is because different political entities may provoke large domino effects. Followed by different ways of developing a community and what considered as a basic common sense.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, I am forever fascinated by the advancement of human ideas in making maps while being in a limited source condition as seen in photo number 3, 9, and 15. Those photos prove that old world map might result in a similar outcome compared to today’s advanced standard. I’m depicting how people in the past try to conceptualise a world map by exploring, counting, and sailing through horizons and I think they are amazing in attempting to craft a map similar to today’s standard.
From all the eighteen maps shown in the article above, we could see that the world is humongous. We live in a world that is diverse, unique, and bountiful in nature. One of the maps that interests me is the map that shows how common blonde hair is in comparison to around the world. This is one of the many examples that shows the diversity in this world that we should embrace. Every millisecond that has passed on Earth, plays a history in shaping our world. With everything revolving around us, there is a positive and negative impact to our world, which the progress is shown by the different pictures of the world maps. Therefore, in order to maintain this world, we need to keep up with the changes, protect and conserve its nature, and try to better ourselves so that we can contribute and play a positive role in this world. When we contribute something that has a positive output to this world, we are creating a world that is better than yesterday, and that I believe should be everyone’s goal in this world.
ReplyDeleteThe map that was drawn by Rome’s Pomponius Mela, from a historical standpoint, despite the lack of accuracy especially on the landmasses and the coastlines, might be sufficient enough to create an image of what Europe looks like for the Roman Empire and its subjects. And then we take a leap to the late 16th Century where European, a Flemish, to be more accurate, Gerardus Mercator created the Mercator Projection in 1569, but I would like to suggest one map, created by a Turkish admiral and cartographer, Piri Reis, in 1513. The map itself contains what the world had discovered decades later : The Antarctica. There is a big question on how, 56 years before the emergence of the Mercator Projection, did Piri Reis create his map using Mercator’s method? And how could Reis possibly discover the ice-covered continent? More curiously, why exactly did he draw the continent as it was during 6000 years ago when ice had not existed on it? Piri Reis never travelled to discover continents, but his map contains as well the coastlines of South America, even Antarctica itself. Some experts had said that his map is based on an information no later than 4000 B.C.. This absolutely leads to an ancient civilization, but what civilization possessed such sophisticated technology, so great that Piri Reis based his map on? There have been words on the possibility that ancient civilization was actually more advanced than we are, could this mean that it was something out of this world that Piri Reis looked on when he sat in his study, creating his map?
ReplyDeleteI knew that there are many types of maps exist beside the ones that we usually use. However, it’s quite the first time I actually gave attention to these maps. I personally think that one or all of the 18 maps posted in this particular post could give a whole different perspective to some people of how they see the world. I don’t know how to explain in what ways it could change people’s perspectives, but some of the maps contain unexpected truth and reality.
ReplyDeleteFor example, I never know that Latinos would actually have one of the highest homicide rate among other countries across the globe. Then, you could infer from one of the map that the island of Java is indeed very populated. Using the 14th maps, proven that football is the most played sport globally.
Well, some people would say that these maps are not really important. But I still think that it’s fun to know.
These maps are actually really intriguing because I’ve seen few of them but others I have not seen before. I am very interested in the first map for rate of homicide because I really like murder cases in documentaries or movies, but this doesn’t make a murderer at all. I wonder rates of homicide for the island of Java or just Jakarta itself because that’s near the city where I lived before I moved to Jogja and there have been several homicide cases seen in news mostly centered in Jakarta before. I find it funny that in the last map, most of the countries shown found the US to be a threat to them because of course the US has a really big influence on almost all, if not all countries in the world economically, politically and other aspects. One little decision from them can make another country crumble into pieces. Overall these were maps that I would like to examine again some other time in the future…probably.
ReplyDeleteThese maps spark my interests. I should’ve commented on this post the week it came out, but I was so tired at the time and I had more urgent things to do. (By urgent, I meant time sensitive.)
ReplyDeleteI remembered a TV show I once watched called, if I’m not mistaken, “The Big Picture”. It’s an informational series that uses data gathered from around the world and specified countries to make surprising revelations. It did not specify on maps, but it makes use of it frequently. For example, in one episode which features susceptibility to natural disasters, it showed that the countries least prone, or otherwise free, of natural disasters are: Kazakhstan, Greenland, and Libya. In case you’re wondering, the top five most disaster prone countries, in order from least to worst, are: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, and USA. (Disclaimer, information may be outdated)
Data like this, that has been summarized and filtered, provide interesting perspectives of the world around us. The show which I mentioned also features information like: crime patterns, popular foods around the world, threat of viral diseases, what the internet is really like, trade of recycled materials around the world, and what would the most profitable fantasy sport team would look like. These maps provide a similar perspective, one that changes our outlook on the world as we know it. I’ve always wanted to dig through the earth and see where I’d come out.
But the thing that impressed me the most out of this, is the map that shows what we think is the biggest threat to world peace. I think the information showed in that map, came from a survey conducted after 2016.
I am very interested if there is anything that is talking about geography and stuff. When I was in the elementary school I can mentioned and memorized almost 150 capital city around the world and I also can mentioned almost all countries in the world but now I cannot do it anymore. Lets take a look at map 6 and 7 and analyze it, it represents population within countries around the world. The population of the world is increasing constantly, but is the world capable to sustain population growth? Nobody knows for sure but we as citizen of the world must have the responsibility to take care of our earth for future generation. Fun facts: India, China, and Indonesia, these 3 countries are from Asia and has already represent a third of the world population, mind boggling right? Asia's population growth tends to more rapidly improve than the likes of western countries.
ReplyDeleteWe often see this type of map from our Social Studies class, bookstores, even Google Maps. We relied on this map and we still do. But little that we know that this map is not precise or even accurate as we thought. As seen on the blog, the Mercator Projection existed since 1569. Obviously, there are some topographical modifications since it was first projected by Gerardus Mercator until it evolved into a map that became a part of our curriculum. He’s way of projecting the earth into a two-dimensional figure wasn’t the most appropriate way to depict the earth’s geographical features. Mathematically speaking, we can’t transform a spheroid into a 2-D model without changing some features on it, making some area bigger or smaller than it actually should. For some, this could be a problem, but actually, his projection helped navigators in the past on their voyage, since his projection are intentionally tangent to the equator and it made them easier to draw bearings on the map. Unless you’re a cartographer who wants to change and improve this projection, it’s better for us to point at our next travel destination and thank Mercator for creating the most common map projection there is.
ReplyDeleteI have never realized that there are lots of different kind of maps that exist. Since i was highschool the maps that i known are only maps that show different kind of places in earth in different kind of scale. The bigger the scale it gets , the more focus it is in one area of the maps. From the maps that are shown above Im interested in one particular which is the second map. Im truly fascinated by the curiosity of humans where they have the intention to find the map of blonde hair that is scattered around the world. Im also curious about what is the benefit of making a map to find the common blonde around the world. Is it for research or is it just simply to know the diversity of hair color around the world. The other map that fascinated me is the map that show the most popular website from each country. This can be a research to know which are the best markets in digital business.
ReplyDeleteAll the maps are giving a new insight and perspective in seeing the world and the map of the dominating website is the one attracted me the most. It perceives how enormous the market of Google is; be the leading search engine on the world. Its users spread around the world starting from the continents of America, Australia, and several parts of Asia and Europe. African countries are more likely using Facebook and several other websites, but not with South Africa, on which Google is the most frequently opened website in the country. The map depicts that several socialists –or the former socialist countries like China and Russia have their own dominating search engine; Baidu in China and Yandex in Russia. I just knew the fact that Mail.Ru, a Russian Internet company, is being the most-opened website in Kazakhstan, in contrast to the other Asian countries which tend to use Facebook and Google to find information.
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