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WorksheetsRepresentation of Earth’s Surface Through Map Projections
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
