A cartogram is a map where area is not preserved and instead another thematic mapping variable is substituted for land area. The map is distorted in order to project the information of this other variable. In this cartogram, the earth's continents are distorted in order to portray each area's consumption in relation to the rest of the world. The distortion and coloring in the map is a way to more accurately display a particular area's "footprint" on the world.
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