aim: how have humans attempted to map their world? aka maps; holy cow, you would never have guessed
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AIM: How have AIM: How have humans attempted to humans attempted to map their world?map their world?
aka Maps; Holy Cow, You Would Never Have Guessed.
Planet EarthPlanet EarthPlanet Earth is an oblate spheroid.
Problem: How does one convert this
three dimensional shape into a two
dimensional map?
1. Map Projections1. Map ProjectionsThree Major Classes of Map Three Major Classes of Map ProjectionProjection
What are the limitations of
each projection?
Why?
(Planar)
Cylindrical Cylindrical ProjectionProjectionThe Mercator Projection Map
What’s the
problem?
Peters (Projection) World Map Peters (Projection) World Map (still Cylindrical)(still Cylindrical)
Robinson Projection Map Robinson Projection Map (still (still Cylindrical)Cylindrical)
Sinusoidal Projection Map Sinusoidal Projection Map (Pseudo Cylindrical = basically still Cylindrical)(Pseudo Cylindrical = basically still Cylindrical)
Look at the lines of Latitude and Longitude!
Another Pseudo Another Pseudo Cylindrical Map Cylindrical Map ProjectionProjection
Goode Homosoline Goode Homosoline (Projection) Map(Projection) Map
Quite Simple: It is a modified Sinusoidal, therefore Pseudo-Cylindrical, therefore Cylindrical Map. They’ve peeled off the surface of the Earth. Then attempted to convert that surface to a two dimensional map… and then allowed the surface to rip apart, in convenient locations, so as to limit the distortion. What do you
think?
Conic Projection MapConic Projection Map
Azimuthal (Planar) Azimuthal (Planar) Projection MapsProjection Maps
Winkel Tripel Winkel Tripel ProjectionProjection
Does not eliminate
area, direction or
distance distortions.
Tries to minimize all
three
National Geographic adopted this
as their standard map in 1998.
Hybrid Map
Problems?
2. Types of Maps2. Types of MapsPolitical (Geography) MapsPhysical (Geography) MapsTopographic Maps Road MapsThematic Maps Economic Resource Maps Flow Line Maps Cartogram Maps Choropleth Maps Climate Maps Etc., etc., etc. … and on and on
and on…
Political MapPolitical Map
Physical Geography Physical Geography MapMap
Topographic MapTopographic Map
What makes for
a Topographic Map?
Thematic MapsThematic Maps
Choropleth MapsChoropleth Maps
Cartogram MapsCartogram Maps
World Population (1900) Cartogram
World Population (2011) Cartogram
Flow Line MapsFlow Line Maps
Climate MapClimate Map
Weather MapWeather Map
Other Maps Other Maps (there are (there are
many)many)
London UndergroundLondon Underground
London Underground Map London Underground Map (1932)(1932)
1933 London Underground 1933 London Underground MapMap
Proposed New London Underground Map Proposed New London Underground Map (2011?)(2011?)
Tourist MapTourist Map
College Students Trying College Students Trying to Make Money Mapsto Make Money Maps
FinFin
Misuse of Maps Misuse of Maps
“MAP OF PALESTINE BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR OF 1967”
It hasn’t changed at all!!! Has it?
What is the reference to 1967
all about?
History of MapsHistory of Maps
Peutinger Map (Roman Map Peutinger Map (Roman Map of World)of World)
World Map (Henry of Mainz) World Map (Henry of Mainz) (Mappamundi) (12(Mappamundi) (12thth C) C)
Itinerary map (Matthew of Paris) Itinerary map (Matthew of Paris) (13(13thth C) C)
Ebstorf Map (Mappamundi) Ebstorf Map (Mappamundi) (13(13thth C) C)
Italian Chart in Catalan Style Italian Chart in Catalan Style (1482)(1482)
John Snow’s Broad Street John Snow’s Broad Street Cholera Map, London (1854)Cholera Map, London (1854)
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