Maps

During class today, we learned about maps. We observed three different maps and took notes on it. On the United States map, there were different colors for the states to differentiate each state. There were labeled roads, lakes, and rivers. On the Mercator map, each country was a different color. On it, there was a compass and key. The oceans were also labeled. The last map we learned about, was the Peter's Projection map. It is actually the most accurate world map in the sense that it is more proportionally correct, however, people rarely use it. The most common map we use is the Mercator map. The Peter's Projection map shows an accurate representation of the sizes of the continents and countries. For example, Africa is much larger than the United States, but in the Mercator map, they are roughly the same size. In the Peter's Projection map, Africa is more than twice the size of the U.S.

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