Africa Is BIG

Do you realize how big Africa is? Maybe you've seen the West Wing episode that rails about the social injustice perpetuated by different kinds of maps in the world (and if you haven't, watch it now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zBC2dvERM), or maybe you've heard me rant about how diverse this continent is.

But this is a pretty great graphic to give you an idea of how big it is (note the US chilling there in West Africa, also dang Madagascar is the size of the UK!):

Random Kate Thoughts: Maps lie! Well, not exactly... but by definition of being two dimensional, there is some bias in there. The most accurate map in the world is the globe.

This map also shows why this blog is important--a continent almost three times the size of America just might be worth learning about. ;)