HOW MATHS & CARTOGRAPHY INTERACT
Direction
Projections
Direction
Naughty
Elephants
Squirt
Water
Distance
Projections
Direction
How far are you going to walk/travel?
Scale bars are an essential part of a map!!
Projections
Projections
Projections
Getting the round world onto a flat piece of paper is a mathematical masterpiece!
Scale
Shapes
Projections
We want to see the WHOLE world on a postcard... there is some serious squuuuuuezing to do... It is all down to scale.
Shapes
Shapes
Shapes
Did you know the world isn't round at all - its a cube...or a Tetrahedron... find out for yourself in the downloads below
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