Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:39 am Post subject: The world viewed from another point of view !
The North being up and the south down is something we are used to see since we are born, due to the fact that the first geographers were From Europe, or at least from the more populous north hemisphere. While in reality it could as much being the inverse...
Australian centred maps:
André, are those maps with north down widely used in south Africa ?[/img]
I've always wondered if there were maps like that in different parts of the world, with a different part of the world being central as opposed to Britain being central, but certainly didn't expect it to be upside down! I agree with Benjamin; on those maps, Europe looks like just a small mishmash of countries...
So, it seems this thread is well-prepared for the next magnetic reversal : all the wolrd will be in complete chaos but this thread will be very well !!
I've seen that 100-people-in-the-world thing, but only a short version of it - the version you link to is very interesting. It helps put things into perspective when we look at the world with only having 100 people in it, rather than having 6 billion.
Yes, for Norwegians the Mediterranean is hot, hot, hot! _________________ Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen. = Those who don't know foreign languages, know nothing of their own. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The traditional christmas bath in a water at 13°C only:
Doesn't sound that bad. I once holidayed on the Venetian riviera and the water was like 25°C. That was no fun at all, not refreshing, like bathing in piss. _________________ Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen. = Those who don't know foreign languages, know nothing of their own. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Pauline, it is just a joke !! don't try to explain averything... maybe that's just there wasn't enough place to write something.... they didn't say nothing about Austria either.
it's so funny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the americans didn't foudn it sufficient to invade Iraq, they've decided put it in another location as well
I'm wodernign about Germany : where it would be located if Iraq is where it is placed on this map ? I think that Angela merckel will be *very* fed up with the americans now !!!LOL !!!!
fab wrote:
maybe that's just there wasn't enough place to write something.... they didn't say nothing about Austria either.
yes, probably for them Belgium and asutria havn't a particluar characteristic.
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