Cartographers (mapmakers) have found various ways to create flat maps of the world. Try this activity and see how cartographers today could have helped explorers of the past!Ĭreating a map of a small area might be relatively easy making a flat map of the full Earth, however, is a completely different challenge. None can represent reality exactly but each is useful for specific purposes. But Earth itself is round, so how do you create an accurate flat map? Throughout history cartographers around the world have found different methods for creating flat maps of Earth. Have you ever spent time looking at a world map and imagined traveling to distant locations? Maybe you see yourself drawing your own map of your new discoveries and your journeys along the way.
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