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1 Maps shape our geographic thinking Michael Bentley HESIT 2012

2 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

3 Mercator Projection

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5 Peters Projection

6 FullerProjection

7 Africa bigger than you think!

8 Africa bigger than you think!

9 Geography misconceptions: http://librarytech.org/learningzone/geography1.htmlhttp://librarytech.org/learningzone/geography1.html Cartographic misconceptions: http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/unusual.php#2http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/unusual.php#2

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