Quote:
Originally Posted by sjf911
"North-centrism" Which hemisphere did the majority of modern civilizations and therefore maps develop in?
|
Nah. The first instrument ever developed for determining geographic orientation was a simple compass. Do you imagine the little compass needle points north because of "North-centric" cultural bias or maybe racist cartographers?
Every map contains a compass rose with the map oriented in the direction the little magnetic needle first pointed.
