Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Amend the curriculum to require schools to use the Gall-Peters Projection map
Closed
47 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should amend the national curriculum so that schools are required to teach using the Gall-Peters Projection map, which accurately reflects Africa and other countries with a majority black population, to their correct sizes, unlike other maps that are still in use.
In 1569, a map was created by a Flemish cartographer ‘Gerardus Mercator’. His map was used as a navigation instrument for sailors to plot distances on an arced surface. Slave Traders found this map helpful when following a course with parallel alignment and triangle rules. This map is still being used today.
An alternative to Mercator’s map is ‘Gall-Peters Projection’, which proportionately reflects Africa and other countries with a majority black population, to their correct sizes.
An alternative to Mercator’s map is ‘Gall-Peters Projection’, which proportionately reflects Africa and other countries with a majority black population, to their correct sizes.
Timeline
| 19 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
47
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
19 Aug 2020
Closed
19 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.