today was our last day of human geo. next semester I am moving to mr. fendryk's class. we watched jeopardy the whole class. I will miss having mr. schick as my human geo teacher. :(
Today in class we had a pop quiz. I got a 4/10. This made me feel stupid. I definitely need to study for the test. I hope I don't fail the test on Monday. I am going to be studying all weekend and then maybe I will know everything in the lesson. This section is confusing for me because I don't understand a lot about maps or their purpose. We also reviewed for the test before the pop quiz. I didn't know that I didn't understand a lot of stuff that was going to be on the test. This is very stressful for me bc I don't really know how I am going to learn it all in one weekend but I guess I am going to have to try my best.
Today in class we researched the difference between a Mercator map and a Peter's world map. A Mercator map is a map that is typically used for navigation charts because the lines on the map enables a navigator to plot a straight line course. It was introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. It was used since then and is in most classrooms today. A Peter's World Map is a map that maps all areas so that they have the correct sizes relative to each other, also called an equal- area projection. It distorts most shapes because of the distance accuracy, which is why a lot of the states or continents look as if they are stretched out. The map was introduced by James Gall and Arno Peters and named after the two men. A Peter's World Map is the more accurate than a Mercator map.
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