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By amoats
On July 20, 2020
Bell Ringer: Types of Maps: Stick Map
Types of Maps - Stick Map
Maps are mnemonic devices designed to store information
Description
Author Vincent Virga discusses how maps reflect the needs, atitudes and desires of the cultures that create them.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What does Vintent Virga mean when he describes maps as "mnemonic tools"?
- How is the stick map different than maps you have seen and used?
- What elements is the stick map lacking that are common on most other types of maps?
- Why would Vincent Virga consider the stick chart a map, even though it is so different from maps we typically see?