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Critical Thinking using Geographic Perspectives

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Earth What do you think when you see this?

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Page 1: Critical Thinking: disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded and informed by evidence

Critical Thinking using

Geographic Perspectives

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Critical Thinking:

disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded

and informed by evidence

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Earth

What do you think when you see this?

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These maps look flat to me.

Doesn’t that mean the earth is flat?

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Okay, so it should look like this. Right?

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23.4 degrees

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Mercator’s Projection

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Greenland can fit into Africa almost 14 times!

Square MilesGreenland: 836,300 Africa: 11,670,000

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Peter’s Projection 1973

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World Map of 2004

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upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Gall%E2%80%93Peters_projection_SW.jpg

http://www.businessinsider.com/map-overlays-comparing-size-2013-12 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/mercator_projection_color.jpg http://

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