GGR111H5 Lecture 1: Lec 1- Jan 9-2
Document Summary
General info that can be used for a variety of purposes. People in the northern hemisphere creare the maps. People who put north on top came out of unis from byzantine empire/morocco. There is no reason why north pole on the topic. As sailors used north star for navigation. Could be a theory why north given prevalence over south. East at top in mediterranean sea. It is the reason why canada looks bigger in northern hemisphere and smaller when placed on the southern hemisphere. One of the consequence is the creation of reference maps. The mercator projection changes the maps slightly different than the actual location. If working flat map not using longitude and latitude - end up in a different spot. Map projections (approaches to maintain area) not important: sinusoidal equal -area, 2 more but not that important. Political agenda as to shown that mercator does not represent africa. Degrees of attitudes associated with an area.
