27 November 2012 - Sandy Island quiz

O space age, where is thy omniscience? Surely when satellites oversee the planet by camera and radar and there are depth maps across every ocean basin, we know where the islands lie—but the recent news of Sandy “Island” shows there are still mistakes. How can that be?

A. It’s because of the change from cartography to geographic information systems.
B. It’s because we haven’t finished changing from cartography to geographic information systems.
C. Ho hum, it’s the usual global conspiracy of [see global conspiracy quiz].
D. The world is changing faster than ever.