Be honest - how well do you know a world map, really? 🗺️This quiz goes through the alphabet, one letter at a time. For each ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

Do you know who is called the father of geography? Find out how Eratosthenes measured the Earth's circumference and created ...

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 ...

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 ...

Celebrating a birthday while quarantining at home due to a global health crisis doesn’t sound very exciting. But for 12-year-old Brandon Smith, it didn’t turn out too bad. The budding geographer, ...