Comments on: How the States Got Their Shapes http://blog.newsok.com/bookmarking/2008/12/01/how-the-states-got-their-shapes/ Chris Carroll's own private library Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:53:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reggie Jet http://blog.newsok.com/bookmarking/2008/12/01/how-the-states-got-their-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Reggie Jet Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09:17 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/bookmarking/2008/12/01/how-the-states-got-their-shapes/#comment-35 I certainly like the idea of this book. Plus, it looks like there are plenty of fascinating facts and stories in the work that would be especially beneficial for introducing young people to geography and history. Hey, Chris, since you're into maps and atlases, I bet you've come across those upside down maps, too! Since we're just a sphere floating in space, the whole idea of what is really up and down is actually artificial. It gives you a whole new perspective. Another great map is the Peters Projection Map, which shows the continents of the world in their correct proportion. While this map distorts the shape of the continents more than other maps, it's great at communicating other facts—like Greenland is much smaller than what we thought, and Africa is much larger than we would have believed from other maps. I certainly like the idea of this book. Plus, it looks like there are plenty of fascinating facts and stories in the work that would be especially beneficial for introducing young people to geography and history.

Hey, Chris, since you’re into maps and atlases, I bet you’ve come across those upside down maps, too! Since we’re just a sphere floating in space, the whole idea of what is really up and down is actually artificial. It gives you a whole new perspective.

Another great map is the Peters Projection Map, which shows the continents of the world in their correct proportion. While this map distorts the shape of the continents more than other maps, it’s great at communicating other facts—like Greenland is much smaller than what we thought, and Africa is much larger than we would have believed from other maps.

]]>