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Worldmapper
Subtitle
The World as You've never Seen It Before
SummaryText
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. As of April 2010, there are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. There is also a series of maps on the visualisation of the world's population using a new mapping technique: Worldmapper Population Atlas. The site includes both reference maps and animated maps that show increments of change concerning geography and the following: population, income level, age of death, and internet user over time, for example. Some maps are available in printable PDF format.
A sample of map titles includes:
- Land Area
- Total Population
- Total Births
- Attended Births
- Total Children
- Total Elderly
- Population Year 1
- Population Year 1500
- Population Year 1900
- Population Year 1960
- Population Year 2050
- Population Year 2300
Categories include:
- Basic
- Movement
- Transport
- Food
- Goods
- Manufacturers
- Services
- Resources
- Fuel
- Production
- Work
- Income
- Wealth
- Poverty
- Housing
- Education
- Health
- Disease
- Disaster
- Death
- Destruction
- Violence
- Pollution
- Depletion
- Communication
- Exploitation
- Action
- Cause of Death
- Age of Death
- Religion
- Language
Publishers
Languages
English, Chinese, Spanish
Source
Worldmapper website, accessed on April 30 2010.











































