Hello to all readers and subscribers of my blog 🙂Today I have prepared for you an article about what a political map of the world is. I will also explain a couple of terms for a clearer picture.

In the narrow sense of the word it is geographic map globe, on which all the countries of the world are indicated (a list of all countries of the world with capitals is available). And in a broad sense - it is a compilation of information about the political geography of the world.

On the modern political map of the world, you can count 236 states and territories. Political map displays absolutely all changes that affect countries, be it a change in its territory, a merger with another country, the disintegration of a country into several territories, a change in the capital, a change in the name of the country, etc. The political map also displays the country’s form of government and government structure.

Changes on the political map are of two types:

• quality - change government system, forms of government, acquisition of sovereignty...
• quantitative - exchange of lands between states, disintegration of states, their unification, annexation of new lands after the war...

Currently, on the modern political map one can see more qualitative than quantitative changes.

All countries, from the point of view of international law, are divided into 2 types:

• dependent territories (overseas territories, trusteeship colonies, etc.);
• independent countries.

Independent state owns sovereignty, territory and borders, has an effective system for managing the life of society, international recognition, pursues an independent domestic and foreign policy, and also has its own national attributes - anthem, flag and coat of arms.

In the 1990s, dependent countries accounted for about 0.7% of the land area and less than 0.3% of the population. That is, as is clear from this, there are not so many dependent territories left in the world, but echoes of the past still keep some territories in check; in total, they can be counted a little more than 50-60, according to various sources. But, of course, all these territories are not large pieces of land, islands, mainly in the Caribbean and Australia and Oceania.

And let's, of course, find out what a colony is?

Colony (from the Latin word colonia - settlement) - several meanings below:

1) a territory or country that is under the authority of a foreign state (the metropolis), it is deprived of economic and political independence and is governed on the basis of a special regime.

2) A settlement that was founded by ancient peoples (Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans) in foreign countries.

3) Settlement of migrants from another region or country.

4) A community of fellow countrymen in a foreign city or country; fraternity.

5) In biology - a set of colonial organisms.

Temporary joint settlements of birds are also sometimes called a colony.

That's all, this is a short article so as not to overload you too much 😉 But everything is still ahead, I am preparing a lot of interesting material especially for you. That's all for now, see you again on the pages of the blog about our planet Earth. Don’t forget to subscribe to blog updates to stay up to date with all the latest, and share interesting articles with your friends using the buttons below e 🙂 Bye bye.

Here you can look at the physical map of Russia in Super Ultra HD quality and a huge resolution of 10350 by 5850 pixels (more than 60 megapixels) - this is the highest map resolution that can be found on the Internet.

(the map can be enlarged in a new window for a detailed view)

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I know that many users are looking on the Internet for a physical map of Russia in full screen, maps of Russia in good quality close-ups, high-resolution maps and the like. Here everyone will find what they expect to see and even more.

The resolution of the map is huge, the quality is high. That's why the map is very, very, very detailed. Map scale: 1:8,000,000 (1 cm - 80 km on the ground). All inscriptions on the map are in Russian.

If you look closely, you can also see Ukraine on this map of the Russian Federation, part of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and other parts of the Eurasian continent.

This general geographical map conveys the appearance of the territory and water area. The physical map shows in detail the relief and hydrography, as well as sands, glaciers, floating ice, nature reserves, mineral deposits. Thanks to the high resolution, you can see cities, towns, villages and others on the map settlements, communication routes, borders, etc.

I hope that large Ultra HD maps and HD pictures will bring travelers and ordinary people more benefit.

Something about the resolution of this card

Many people know what 4K and Ultra HD resolution are. This physical map Russian Federation has 2.5 times the horizontal pixel resolution of 4K. The illustration below shows the comparative sizes of all HD formats (HD, full HD, 2K, 4K) and this physical card Russia.

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Links to photo galleries of cities and nature reserves

For those who like to look at photographs rather than maps, this site collects photographs of nature reserves, cities and their attractions. Many of the photos in the galleries below are shown in HD quality.

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Interactive world map is a satellite map that allows you to interactively move around the planet, zooming in or out of any country, city or town.

You can zoom in interactive map , scaling it to streets and house numbers. To change the scale, use the “+” (zoom in) and “-” (zoom out) icons located in the lower right corner of the map. You can zoom in or out on the interactive map using the mouse wheel. The left mouse button zooms in on the map, the right mouse button zooms out. You can use the mouse to move the interactive map in all directions by using the left mouse button to grab any place on the map.

Interactive world map online is a very convenient and modern guide for exploring the city, its districts and attractions, hotels, places of recreation and entertainment. Online map world can become an indispensable assistant for you in independent travel. Interactive map provided by Google Maps.

Interactive maps are constantly updated by the developers and every year they become clearer and with higher resolution. An interactive world map allows you to travel online around the world without leaving your computer. On the interactive world map, you can zoom in and out of the map using the slider. You can also move the interactive map in different directions until you find the point or city you need.

The maps of the world that we see from childhood — especially those that are shown to us in school — shape our understanding of how the world works. There would be nothing wrong with this if we did not forget that a flat map is just a conditional and distorted representation of a round world.

However, many of us transfer the stereotypes learned through the map to our personal attitude towards the real world. We are beginning to believe that there are countries that play a dominant role in the world, located in its center, and there are those that play a subordinate role, located on its periphery.

As will be seen below, in different countries - Russia, Europe, USA, China, Australia, Chile, South Africa - world maps are very different. It all depends on what the map author chooses in each of the following three conditions: 1) how to center the map relative to West and East; 2) how to center the map relative to North and South; 3) what projection method to use.

World map for Russia

The vertical axis of the world (centering the West and the East) passes through Moscow. Both America and Australia find themselves on the periphery of the world. The Pacific Ocean is not perceived as a coherent space.

World map for Europe

The vertical axis of the world passes through London. As with the Russian map, here both America and Australia find themselves on the periphery of the world, and the Pacific Ocean is not perceived as an integral space. Additionally, the equator (centering North and South) is shifted toward the bottom half of the map, making Africa, South America, and Australia appear smaller relative to North America and Eurasia than they actually are.

World map for USA

The vertical axis of the world passes through the USA. America turns out to be an “island” washed by the Pacific Ocean from the west and Atlantic Ocean from the east. As in the European map, the equator is shifted to the lower half of the map, which makes the size of North America and Eurasia much larger in relation to the sizes of South America, Africa and Australia than it actually is. In addition, the perception of Russia, India and China becomes more complicated for an American: these countries are present to an American twice — in the west and in the east.

World map for China

On its map, China is located on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean. All continents have access to this ocean, except Africa and Europe, which thus find themselves on the periphery of the world.

World map for Australia

There is a general stereotype that what is above dominates, and what is below is in a subordinate position. Australians are not only spending vertical axis world through their continent, they also place it on top of all the others, turning the map 180 degrees. Like the USA, they find themselves as an island lying between three oceans: the Pacific, Indian and Southern. Antarctica, hidden at the very bottom on all other maps, begins to play an important role.

World map for South Africa

South Africa, like Australia, appears at the top rather than at the bottom of the map, which makes it perceived as a country that dominates all others. South Africa turns out to be a peninsula wedged between two oceans: the Indian and Atlantic. The Pacific region and Russia are moving to the periphery of the world.