How does color theory apply to cartography?
We talk about how we shouldnt let stereotypes guide us in color decisions. For instance, we would never represent Indian lands in the Americas with red fills or the Asian continents with yellow. We need to talk about these things, because the main tenet of a well-drawn map is that it speaks to the widest possible audience. It sounds like you have an agenda of sorts. If I have a mission in teaching cartography, its to get away from those old ways of thinking. I have a whole lecture called North Is Not Up. The planet does not have an upright orientation in any direction, though you wouldnt know that to look at most maps. We have to be respectful of convention so that the maps are readable, so that a map looks like a map, but should North America always be at the top of the page? I dont think so.
