The Mercator projection's distortions harm the geopolitical standing of the Global South

Study and practice of how sovereign states, international institutions, and non-state actors interact across borders. Encompasses diplomacy, negotiation, alliances, and conflict — the foundational domain through which global order is constructed, contested, and maintained.

Broad domain encompassing the systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment alongside the practical application of scientific knowledge to develop tools, systems, and processes

The science and art of mapmaking, extended by AI and GIS into automated terrain classification and archaeological feature mapping from remote sensing data.