Maps shape our geographic thinking Michael Bentley HESIT 2012.

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Maps shape our geographic thinking Michael Bentley HESIT 2012

Pictures are worth a thousand words Most people in the U.S. have grown up learning geography from the Mercator projection of the world map Every two-dimensional projection of 3-D space sacrifices distorting either shape or area of land masses These distortions can lead to misconceptions about the way the world actually is

Mercator Projection

Peters Projection

FullerProjection

Africa bigger than you think!

Africa bigger than you think!

Geography misconceptions: Cartographic misconceptions:

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