Terry,
If my memory serves well UNESCO distributed the map....
and it's over a decade old....though it may have been
through revisions.
Jim
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From: "Terry Cannon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 5:52 AM
Subject: help please re map
> I am wondering if anyone can help me trace the source of two maps which I
> photocopied and foolishly lost the reference. The incentive for you is
that
> the maps are a great teaching tool, and when we have the source it will be
> useful for many people....
>
> I don't think I can send an attachment to this list, so I will describe
> them, and anyone who wants to see it can email me and I will send it to
you
> as an attachment.
>
> The maps are labelled:
> Where we live, and
> How rich we are
>
> The predominant shading is in blue. in the first map, the countries of the
> world are drawn to scale in proportion to their total population; in the
> second to their wealth (the measure is unspecified). The contrast in this
> visual form is so stunning that students get a great deal of awareness
from
> it. For instance, Africa is practically invisible on the wealth map. Even
> Latin America is a tiny size compared with the USA.
>
> The source was a large format book with charts and figures, and may have
> been from a UN agency. It is about 6 - 8 years old. I have checked out the
> Human Development reports for most years, and it does not seem to be from
> them.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated, as I use the map but am
> embarrassed that I cannot cite the source! It needs redrawing anyway to
> update the data, but I don't think I have the resources or technical
skills
> to do that.
>
> If you want to see it, I can email it, but it may be easier if the list
> manager could allow an attachment just this time??
>
> Thanks
>
> Terry Cannon
> University of Greenwich
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