Reversed map

Reversed map

A reversed map, also known as an Upside-Down map or South-Up map, is a world map that generally shows Australia and New Zealand at the top of the map instead of the bottom. Indonesia is placed in the center while Europe and the Americas are placed to the sides, although there are reversed maps centered on the Prime Meridian [http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/diversophy-large.jpg] .

It is sold in Australia and New Zealand as a souvenir to tourists. They are also used as tools for teaching critical thinkingFact|date=December 2007.

The position of North at the top of maps is arbitrary; indeed there are many maps with non-standard orientation, such as Medieval maps, polar maps, and Dymaxion maps. The convention that North is at the top (and East at the right) on most modern maps was established by the astronomer Ptolemy [cite web | title = On maps, why is north always up? | url = http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_159.html | publisher = The Straight Dope | date = 1987-04-24 | accessdate = 2007-04-22 ] and was widely adopted by other cartographers.

ee also

*Map projection
*Wizard of New Zealand
*North-South divide

References

External links

* [http://data6.archives.ca/exec/getSID.pl?cat=sid&f=e/e097/e002414675&dbk=A%A0Tale%A0from%A0the%A0Map%A0Vault%A0-%A0Toolkit%A0-%A0Learning%A0Centre%A0-%A0Library%A0and%A0Archives%A0Canada&p=0&l=e&t=map&rgn=-0.3308063405,-0.4564705882,1.3232253618,1.4258823529&cmd=zoomin&wid=600&hei=400&x=300&y=200 interactive online "upside down world map"]
* [http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/ A collection of world maps viewed from a reversed perspective]
* [http://www.numag.neu.edu/0303/world.html The World Turned Upside Down] by Katy Kramer
* [http://home1.gte.net/deleyd/religion/solarmyth/nh.html The Northern Hemisphere]
* [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_159.html On Maps, why is north always up?]
* [http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=487527 Google Answers]
* [http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/map/teacherpack.pdf Maps biased towards north] (PDF)


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