NCERT-Class-12-Political-Science-Part-1

Co nte mp o ra ry Wo rld Po litic s 149

150 Co nte mp o ra ry Wo rld Po litic s Ca rto g ra p he rs fo llo w a c o nve ntio n tha t p uts No rth o n the to p a nd the So uth a t the b o tto m. This symb o lic re p re se nta tio n o f the ‘ up side -do wn m a p ’ o f So uth Asia invite s us to c ha ng e o ur me nta l ma p s o f the re g io n. It c ha ng e s ne ithe rthe p re se nt da y b o unda rie s no r the lo c a tio ns o f p la c e s a nd p e o p le s within So uth Asia b ut p ro vide s ne w me a ning s to b o th. Wha t strike s yo u a b o ut So uth Asia whe n yo u lo o k a t this ma p ? Do e s this m a p sa y so m e thing a b o ut the sig nific a nc e o f the India n Oc e a n to the So uth Asia re g io n? C re dit: Hima l So utha sia n, The So utha sia Trust, Ne p a l Tha t is e xc iting ! Wha t if we d id this no t just to So uth Asia b ut to the ma p o f the who le wo rld ?