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While in the U.S. we might feel as though we are the center of the universe sometimes, the reality is that life revolves around southeast Asia. My map shows that the world truly is skewed in population. \u00a0I believe the mapmaker either used this map to defend a claim of some sort, spread awareness on an issue, or simply offer new information to change perspectives.<\/p>\n
The circle of area that has been marked on this map contains more people in it than the entire rest of the map\u2019s area does combined. \u00a0At first, this may seem impossible considering all of Africa, Europe, North America, and South America are out of the circle. \u00a0With a deeper look, we can see that six of the ten most populous countries right now are inside the circle. \u00a0These countries are China (1st), India (2nd), Indonesia (4th), Pakistan (6th), Bangladesh (8th), and Japan (10th). \u00a0This map, although funny and incredible, can be a major sign of trouble. The world is growing in population and some areas are overheating due to overpopulation. \u00a0This problem is particularly evident in Asia and most specifically the circle. \u00a0The reason for this is that there are too many people in not enough space. \u00a0The population densities in Asia are all among the greatest in the world. \u00a0Countries like Canada, Russia, and the United States are bigger than China and India, yet hold a significantly smaller population. \u00a0While the U.S. is fittingly third in population, Russia is ninth, and Canada is staggeringly the 38th most populated country in the world, despite being the second largest in area.<\/p>\n
There are a number of reasons I can see this map was made. \u00a0First of all, this map is supposed to show that the largest hub of life in the world is in South Asia. \u00a0I personally know that I was surprised to see Indonesia and Bangladesh had larger populations than Russia. \u00a0Among the largest 100 countries in the world, the top three in density are Bangladesh, The Republic of China (Taiwan), and South Korea. \u00a0All three of these countries are inside of the circle of area from the map. \u00a0Other countries in the circle in the top 30 of population density rank as follows: India (7th), Philippines (11th), Japan (12th), Sri Lanka (12th), Vietnam (14th), Pakistan (16th), North Korea (19th), Nepal (23rd), China (27th), Indonesia (28th), Thailand (30th). \u00a0Thus, fourteen of the thirty densest countries in the world are in Southern Asia. \u00a0Given the major problems south Asian countries face regarding pollution and other environmental issues, I believe the author of this map was hoping to spark a sort of diaspora from South Asia. \u00a0Potentially I think the author wants for people living in this area and out of it to see this map and understand that there must be a dispersion of population to help the environmental problems in the world. \u00a0If even a modest number of these people emigrated to another area of the world, there would be a more even spread of population which would be better for fighting against global warming and pollution on earth. \u00a0Another explanation of the author\u2019s goal could be to show that the center of the earth is really South Asia. \u00a0The area of the world with the most population ought to hold a lot of power in the world of global politics. \u00a0In this way, this author could be advocating for a more Asian centralized international political sphere. \u00a0The reason the author used a map instead of any other medium, is because it allows the reader to really visualize the absurdity of the statistic.<\/p>\n
As an American, this map shows me the magnitude of that area of the world. \u00a0It seems as though America is an incredible hub of life until it is compared to South Asia. \u00a0I think as Americans we also like to think of ourselves as the center of the global political sphere, when in reality South Asians most likely live in their own world separate from the other areas of the earth. \u00a0Also, given the current situation and tensions between the United States and this area of the world, it is mind-blowing to consider how many people are really involved in the global conflicts that involve southeast Asia. \u00a0\u00a0While many different conclusions can be drawn about this map depending on perspectives, the simplicity of the fact that less than a fifth of the land area on earth contains more than half of the entire global population is staggering for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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