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Monday, September 26, 2011

GEOG 7 HW Lab 1


This map represents the points of interest in the USA and parts of Canada and Mexico. The author includes man-made landmarks such as Luxor in Las Vegas. There are also natural landmarks such as the Redwood forest in California or the Rockies Mountain Ridge in Colorado. I find this map particularly interesting because it is biased in what it represents for each state. For example, Hawaii only has a picture of a flower which is supposed to represent the abundant floral life in the state. The author did not include a picture of a volcano to represent the endemic seismic activity in the state. The author clearly believes that Hawaii's floral life is more interesting than its volcanoes.


This map was taken from the Republican Gazette website. It takes a light-hearted perspective of the West Virginian opinion of the USA. Apparently, West Virginians are ignorant and split the USA into sections. The map incorrectly labels several areas such as Wisconsin, which is labeled as Alaska. I find this map interesting because it expresses opinions rather than geographical accuracy. The author assumes that people from West Virginia are very ignorant and seeks to exaggerate that.




Like the previous map, this map also shows the bias of one group of people to the rest. This map is supposed to represent the Evangelical Christian perspective of the world. Clearly, the author portrays Evangelical Christians as a biased people. Each region or country is categorized under a single phrase. I found this map interesting because the author portrays Evangelical Christians as ignorant and stupid bigots. Apart from the USA, Evangelical Christians look down upon the rest of the world.