MrDuck Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 World GDP split equally into two portions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 World GDP split equally into two portions. Don't understand that; could you give a link to the source? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 World GDP split equally into two portions. Don't understand that; could you give a link to the source? Thanks! The GDP of the countries in blue is equal to the GDP of the countries in red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Doesn't France have a higher GDP than the UK? Edited June 24, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2014 Doesn't France have a higher GDP than the UK? Quite possibly. But that's got nothing to do with the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Doesn't France have a higher GDP than the UK? Quite possibly. But that's got nothing to do with the map. Slightly misleading though, you have to say. The implication made is that the world is divided into the "haves" (blue) and the relative "have-nots," (red) so one would assume, based on that map, that Britain has a higher GDP than France (especially when you consider that the other countries that are in blue are all among the 5 largest economies in the world). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Russia is big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2014 Doesn't France have a higher GDP than the UK? Quite possibly. But that's got nothing to do with the map. Slightly misleading though, you have to say. The implication made is that the world is divided into the "haves" (blue) and the relative "have-nots," (red) so one would assume, based on that map, that Britain has a higher GDP than France (especially when you consider that the other countries that are in blue are all among the 5 largest economies in the world). False inference. The map states that the two colours balance out, equal collective GDPs. If you swapped France for Britain, its higher GDP would make the blue greater than the red, not equal. I expect there are other combinations that would produce a similar result. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Doesn't France have a higher GDP than the UK? Quite possibly. But that's got nothing to do with the map. Slightly misleading though, you have to say. The implication made is that the world is divided into the "haves" (blue) and the relative "have-nots," (red) so one would assume, based on that map, that Britain has a higher GDP than France (especially when you consider that the other countries that are in blue are all among the 5 largest economies in the world). False inference. The map states that the two colours balance out, equal collective GDPs. If you swapped France for Britain, its higher GDP would make the blue greater than the red, not equal. I expect there are other combinations that would produce a similar result. Oh, I'm not saying it's an accurate inference, not at all. But I think most people would construe it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Doesn't France have a higher GDP than the UK? Quite possibly. But that's got nothing to do with the map. Slightly misleading though, you have to say. The implication made is that the world is divided into the "haves" (blue) and the relative "have-nots," (red) so one would assume, based on that map, that Britain has a higher GDP than France (especially when you consider that the other countries that are in blue are all among the 5 largest economies in the world). It's not haves and have nots in the way you're reading it... it's showing inequality in distribution of wealth, but in terms of landmass. The total of the blue countries GDP are worth the same as the total of the red countries, despite being maybe only 10% of the land. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Again, I'm not reading it that way, I'm just saying that people might do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted June 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Again, I'm not reading it that way, I'm just saying that people might do so. If your not reading it that way, why do you assume others might do? Judging by the responses id say it's bang on. edit: That post looks looks a bit arsey, it's not meant to be Edited June 24, 2014 by Tegis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Again, I'm not reading it that way, I'm just saying that people might do so. If your not reading it that way, why do you assume others might do? Judging by the responses id say it's bang on. edit: That post looks looks a bit arsey, it's not meant to be Because 4 of the other 5 countries that are in blue all happen to be the 4 largest economies in the world. Someone less informed would have extrapolated and come to the conclusion that Britain, not France, is the world's 5th largest economy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 25, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2014 You're right. But I'm a pedant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 World GDP split equally into two portions. Don't understand that; could you give a link to the source? Thanks! The GDP of the countries in blue is equal to the GDP of the countries in red. I get it, it shows how the top 5 biggest economies are equal to the rest put together. Like others, I could not understand why the UK was included rather than France, which has a slightly bigger GDP than the UK. Old British map, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 World GDP split equally into two portions. Don't understand that; could you give a link to the source? Thanks! The GDP of the countries in blue is equal to the GDP of the countries in red. I get it, it shows how the top 5 biggest economies are equal to the rest put together. Like others, I could not understand why the UK was included rather than France, which has a slightly bigger GDP than the UK. Old British map, maybe? See what I mean? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 noooooooooooooooo! ffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 This page is what I imagine a geography teacher's dinner party would be like. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 This page is what I imagine a geography teacher's dinner party would be like. I went to a geography teachers' dinner party once, no main course but a choice of 33 deserts 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 25, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2014 I think the point is that cultural bias is always a risk when interpreting apparently unambiguous data. Aaaaaanywayyy... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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