Earth Maps

I found this link to a thought-provoking map: it's a map of the world redrawn according to population. Each square on the grid represents approximately 1 million people.

The Western Hemisphere is just shockingly small compared to Africa or Asia. And don't blink, or you'll miss Australia.


There's also an interesting one there of the world upside down, and one of the true size of countries, which by necessity must distort shape. You may already have seen this map on TV's The West Wing.

Do these maps change your perception of the world?

(Source: msnbc.msn.com.)