Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the world is actually curved. This means map-makers need to make compromises when drawing maps. These different map representations are called ...

They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

This map shows the location of China's Loess Plateau in relationship to the Mu Us Desert, the Gobi Desert and the city of Beijing. This photo may be used only to illustrate a story about the ...

Ahead of the upcoming rainy season, the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project, ACReSAL, in Plateau State ...