Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoWorld map from China, first time I see this projectionfiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down114
arrow-up1522arrow-down1external-linkWorld map from China, first time I see this projectionfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squareBen Matthews@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·5 months agoAfrica is huge- many people underestimate it, although in this case it is a bit too large compared to India in the middle. Also the colorscale makes Sahara and other low desert areas too green - the habitable part is not so great.
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoI can’t read Chinese, but looks like the colors represent elevation, not how green an area is.
minus-squaremaegul (he/they)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months ago Africa is huge Oh I know … I noted it as a positive of the map … probably makes Africa feel appropriately big compared to the rest of the world.
Africa is huge- many people underestimate it, although in this case it is a bit too large compared to India in the middle. Also the colorscale makes Sahara and other low desert areas too green - the habitable part is not so great.
I can’t read Chinese, but looks like the colors represent elevation, not how green an area is.
Oh I know … I noted it as a positive of the map … probably makes Africa feel appropriately big compared to the rest of the world.