Representation of Earth’s Surface Through Map Projections

People that study and work with maps are called:

• Cartographers

• Teachers

The Mercator Projection:

• Shows the real size of the countries.

• Was created for European sailors but dos not show the real size of the countries.

The Mercator Projection Map is wrong.

• True

• False

The Peters Projection:

• Shows the correct axis, position and size of the countries. this is the map we should use.

• Is wrong.

What do maps have to do with Social Equality?

• People relate the size of the countries with their importance and power.

• Nothing.

People tend to adapt top (north) and bottom (south) attitudes as a result of how the map is shown.

• True

• False

If we show the map upside down:

• People would adopt different attitudes and they would think other countries are the most important.

• Everyone would continue acting and thinking the same.

The Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality (OCSE):

• Work to defend the countries so they are all treated as important.

• Defend Europe and other important countries.

Different Map Projections are made:

• To capture the right distances, sizes (surface and angles of the countries.

• Because it is hard to find the right characteristics of the Earth on a sphere map.

• All of the above.

The picture represents:

• The Mercator Projection

• The Robinson Projection

• The Peters Projection