Africa map size: Togo to change school maps, geography books after UN vote
Togo will change school maps and geography books to reflect Africa’s true size after a UN vote adopted the Equal Earth projection. Learn more about this hi Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-map-size-togo-to-change-school-maps-geography-books-after-un-vote/
Togo has announced plans to change its school geography materials by the end of the year after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution promoting maps that more accurately represent the size of Africa and other regions of the world. Togo’s Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, said his country would become the first to change its geography books as part of efforts to encourage wider adoption of the Equal Earth projection, which gives a more proportionate representation of the world’s land masses.
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