The Original "South at the Top" Educational Folded Map

Challenge Your Perspective with the South at the Top World Map

Looking for a truly unique and thought-provoking educational world map? The Upside Down World Map—or South at the Top Map—is an excellent tool designed to challenge basic notions of what is "up" and "down."

The reality is that the Earth in space has no inherent up or down. True 'up' from our standpoint is simply away from the planet's center. Aptly titled "Whats Up? South!", this folded world map offers a startling new way to view the world, helping anyone question their assumptions about geography and perspective.

Key Educational Features

This map is more than just a novelty; it’s a high-quality educational resource:

• Unique Worldview: The main map omits the Antarctic region, showing the Equator top of center and placing the global south prominently at the top.

• Challenging Projections: An included inset shows global views from various angles, further emphasizing the idea that there is no inherent up or down in space.

• Comparison Insets: Other inset maps show examples of a variety of projections with notes on their merits and limitations, teaching key lessons in cartography.

• Superior Cartography: The main map utilizes the Van der Grinten projection, which is a fair compromise between preserving actual shapes while having less distortion of relative sizes than the common Mercator projection.

Detailed and Easy-to-Read Design

This isn't just a fascinating unique world map; it's a practical reference tool designed for clarity and easy use:

• Exceptional Readability: For the scale of the map, the size of the print is larger than most other world maps, a feature which makes all labels significantly easier to read. Printed on glossy paper

• Rich Detail: Details show major cities, railways, rivers, and peaks (with elevations in meters). Ocean depths are also included and shown in meters.

• Clear Distinctions: Each nation is clearly distinguished with bright color tints, and mountainous regions are indicated with shaded relief.

• Time Zone Reference: Clocks across the top show the world's approximate time zones.

Purchase this South-up World Map today and experience the world from a truly fresh perspective!