A breakdown of some of the most unusual and fascinating international borders in the world, explaining what makes them unique ...

Brazil has launched a new world map that places the South American nation at the center of the world, challenging traditional Eurocentric perspectives. Released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography ...

Welcome to ‘A’ to ‘Z’ World Geography Quiz! 🌍There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and this quiz features 26 questions, each ...

Then you might be a maphead, says trivia buff Ken Jennings. "If there's a map on the wall of the room, people like us just cannot turn away," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies. "There's just something ...

From country outlines to continental and world maps, this geography quiz will put your map skills to the ultimate test. With ...

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view and is ...

To be named "world capital" of something is both a badge of honor, yet also something of a badge of shame, writer George Pendle tells NPR's Robert Siegel. It means your city revolves entirely around a ...

The Wolfsonian–FIU charts global ambition in “Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age,” on view through April 16, 2023. Drawing from the Wolfsonian’s renowned collection of art and design, Plotting ...

Let's face it: Americans have a bad reputation when it comes to knowing a thing or two about the world around them. One year ago, on an international test designed by the Organization for Economic ...

Nine letters, four syllables and a literal translation to “earth writing.” A term that unfurled out of my pen like silk, but a concept too foreign in my brain. With each letter gliding perfectly ...

The maps in the slideshow above represent an underappreciated form of American visual art: the pictorial map. They’re maps designed to draw you in and—as often as not—try to sell you something, ...