1. Maps

3. There is only one accurate depiction of the earth, without distortion - a globe Map: An ATTEMPT to represent on a flat surface the distribution of certain elements, both natural and manmade, which appear on the Earth’s surface.

4. Uses of Maps Indicate directions

5. Uses of Maps Indicate directions Show distances

6. Uses of Maps Indicate directions Show distances Show locations

7. Uses of Maps Indicate directions Show distances Show locations Indicate time zones

8. Uses of Maps Indicate directions Show distances Show locations Indicate time zones Form correct concepts of size and shape

9. Uses of Maps Indicate directions Show distances Show locations Indicate time zones Form correct concepts of size and shape Show important data of all kinds

10. Mercator Map

12. Mercator (Cylindrical) Map Accurate at equator, distorted at poles Take the blank spaces on a flat globe and fill them in with water or land

14. Mercator Map

16. Polar Map

18. Polar (Plane) Map Accurate at one pole, not accurate at the equator Only one pole visible

19. Polar Map

23. Conic Map Accurate at the middle latitudes

26. Robinson Map

27. Attempts to distort everything less, but because of that everything is distorted Created by National Geographic Magazine for their 100 th anniversary

28. Robinson Map

29. Peters Map

30. Accurate in size, but distorts shape a great deal Each country is exactly proportionate in size

31. Peters Map

32. Other Types of Maps Most maps put Africa in the center but they don’t have to Cartogram: Displays information by changing countries sizes and shapes. A cartogram is not really a map, but more like a chart or graph

33. Australian World Map

34. World According to Oil

35. World According to Wealth

36. World According to Population

39. World According to Military Spending

40. World According to People Living With AIDS

41. US According to Population

42. World According to Wal-Mart - where items sold in Wal-Mart come from