Why Africa's Map is Drawn Wrong Relative to it's True Size Revealed.

In this episode of Africa Reacts (brought to you by Historical Africa), we will be reacting to Jane Elliot's (anti racism activist and educator) view on how the real sizes of continents are heavily distorted in world maps today.

Africa despite being bigger than most other land masses is depicted way smaller than it really is on maps.

We all grew up looking at maps, but have you ever wondered if what you've been seeing is an accurate representation of our world?
Today, we're focusing on Africa and the peculiar distortions that often occur when we try to represent its true size.

To understand this, we need to talk about map projections. The most common projection, the Mercator projection, was designed for
navigation. While it preserves straight lines and angles, it distorts the size of landmasses as you move toward the poles.

Now, let's zoom in on Africa. You might be surprised to learn that Africa is much larger than it appears on a standard map. The
commonly used Mercator projection significantly exaggerates the size of countries near the equator, making them seem smaller than
they are in reality.

This misrepresentation has real-world consequences. It perpetuates stereotypes and undermines the importance of African nations
on the global stage. It can influence perceptions of economic and political power, creating a distorted view of the continent and its
diverse countries.

Music:
Inspiring Dreams
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[raiderfanlife]

The lies are continually being exposed and ignored at the same time. Keep fighting for and exposing TRUTH! ✊🏽

[joejas]

I remember when i was in Washington DC my African Friend Freddie told me about this same thing that this woman showing on this map and Historical Africa thank you for sharing this video with us and i appreciate this

[YoungLion]

Thinking we should just disregard what these folks have told us over the years .... Theyll always tell us lies and half-truths that suit them

[d.rabbit]

She's right. Because Brazil is nearly as big as the United all by itself.

[jonniefive]

I love this lady she always speaking the truth

[FLXW]

I remember flying over Greenland and noticing how small it was. We flew over it in minutes. I also remember flying to the Middle East from Atlanta Georgia and noticing that we never flew over Africa. We seemed to always fly over Europe. I think it’s because Africa was too large?

[AmaAidoo-tsws]

To get an idea of the size of Africa everyone should start looking up countries sizes and compare it to other countries . DRC is 1/3 of U.S 😳!

[estherstrategicadvisor]

🚨 ALERT! Europe is not really a continent by definition. There's no separation of water from Asia. Because of racism it is separated. The PROPER term should be EURASIA.

[Mexicana_Pakistani]

Gracias por compartir esta información 😅 muy educativa 💕

[gutta]

So sickening how far white supremacy felt is necessary feel important. Something as distorting simple facts.

[southafricaismyhome]

You fly 12 houres over africa from bottom to top 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[prestwig]

The Arabian peninsula is NOT PART OF ASIA. It is either Africa or its own continent. The Arabian plate partially separated from the Africa plate. Palestine/Israel is indisputably in Africa.

[yoeyezonlee]

She doesn't feel that black people should get reparations. Stop giving her praise, she gets paid off of black people and had the nerve to say that.

[chidinmaechendu]

My ten and nine year old kids are aware that Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. They have never looked down on Africa based on its appearance on the map. They learn about countries by landmass and population too.

[rosapereirahorta]

I love this woman, she always speaks the truth 😂

[BLL]

Thank you for sharing this great information

[moveforward]

This is just one example why others should not be allowed to speak for others.

[antomike]

this map is very accurate in representing the Mercator projection on a flat surface

[apttmhyah]

All those books we carried in school all the teachers that I really like they were telling us all lies😢😢 this world is built on lies 🙏🏾🙏🏾 APTTMH YAH HALLELUYAH 🙌🙏 let all the truth be revealed IN YESHUA'S NAME 👑👑😊🙏🏾

[mammanmuazuomeiza]

Uhuru Africa 🌍, we must liberate ourselves from nonsense teachers and mental slavery