The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that promotes a more faithful representation of the actual dimensions of continents, aiming to correct distortions that have existed for centuries in world maps.
The central issue raised is that maps used since school, particularly the well-known Mercator map, do not correctly represent the actual proportions of the world's emerged lands.
The African continent is cited as the main example of this distortion, as it appears significantly smaller than it really is when compared to other continental masses on traditional maps.
The resolution seeks to promote more accurate cartography, reflecting the true dimensions of continents, correcting a historical flaw in the world's geographic representation.
