1. Why is North always up? Historical Foundations Unit
Map Projections
Why is North always up?
Historical Foundations Unit

2. Is this map correct? Why or why not?

3. Most famous brand from each state

4. Most popular sports in the world

5. Map of the world in proportion to population

6. What are Continents? How many continents are there? Who decided this?
Lets look at continents as we know them today from a different perspective…
What are continents?

7. What are Projections?
Maps are called projections because map-makers have to project a 3-D surface onto a 2-D map.
A map projection is a way to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map.

8. All map projections distort the surface in some fashion
All maps have a bias and are told from a unique and specific perspective
A good globe can provide the most accurate representation of the Earth.
BUT… a globe isn't practical for many of the functions for which we require maps. 

10. The current world as Pangea

11. Countries not using the metric system

12. Highest Paid Employee in each state

15. How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk?
New York Times language quiz