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Critical Thinking using Geographic Perspectives

Critical Thinking using Geographic Perspectives. Critical Thinking:. disciplined thinking that is clear, rational,  open-minded and  informed by  evidence. Earth. What do you think when you see this?. These maps look flat to me. Doesn’t that mean the earth is flat?.

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Critical Thinking using Geographic Perspectives

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  1. Critical Thinking using Geographic Perspectives

  2. Critical Thinking: disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-mindedand informed by evidence

  3. Earth What do you think when you see this?

  4. These maps look flat to me. Doesn’t that mean the earth is flat?

  5. Okay, so it should look like this. Right?

  6. 23.4 degrees

  7. Mercator’s Projection

  8. Square Miles Greenland: 836,300 Africa: 11,670,000 Greenland can fit into Africa almost 14 times!

  9. Peter’s Projection 1973

  10. Assignment Mercator’s Peter’s For additional information: http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/maps-cartographycolonialismnortheurocentricglobe.html

  11. World Map of 2004

  12. Citations • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Mercator-projection.jpg • http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Science/images-4/flat-earth.jpg • http://blog.lib.umn.edu/walke541/architecture/fuller_1280x640.jpg • http://jwhlearning.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/africa_map.jpg • http://www.pratham.name/images/mercator.png • http://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://www.ucutathome.com/store/products/Tim-Holtz-Bigz-Vintage-Globe-cut-at-home-635728-7688a.jpg • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/critical+thinking • https://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/time_95.jpg • http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/hobodyer-large.jpg

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