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

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A bathroom I used to frequent many years ago featured a shower curtain printed with a colorful map of the world. As I’d lather and rinse (and occasionally repeat), I’d run my eyes over its coastlines ...

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 ...