On September 4, 2026, the United Nations adopted a resolution to promote a new map of the world. The resolution encourages ...

What if everything you learned about Earth’s seven continents was not quite right? Scientists are challenging the familiar ...

The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The UN General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution promoting world maps that more accurately reflect the relative sizes of countries and continents, with 164 member states voting in favor, six ...

Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries, while the US voted against it and six other states abstained. The new map – known as ...

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A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

A colourful, classroom-ready Year 3 Geography workbook for ages 7–8 introducing pupils to the continents, oceans, world maps, the Equator, hemispheres, countries and compass directions. This resource ...

Continents Coloring Pages, 53 printable sheets built on a simplified world map where each landmass carries a name label and a small friendly face. A geography lesson a child can color. The maps are ...

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

The world map most of us have grown up seeing may not show the world as it really is. The United Nations has backed a move to replace the widely used Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection, ...