mental map-world map

What is a mental map?

Mental maps are a mix of objective knowledge and subjective perceptions that are created from a person’s internalized representation of aspects on Earth’s surface.

We use our experiences, knowledge, and ideas to organize spatial information to determine relative location, distance, and connections in our minds. These maps are important references for us to use while listening to the news, reading stories, planning trips, and sharing information with others.

作业练习：

Step 1. Draw a map of the world from memory. (记忆里能有多少有多少，大洲都可以画成七巧板，三角、方块等等）If you can, you can include and name the continents, oceans, Equator, and prime meridian. Feel free to add any other details that you want, such as landforms, country boundaries, or major cities.

在纸上画就ok，这个不用交，不用上传，就是给你自己看的。能画多少画多少。

Step 2. You can check world map in the folder "L1-map". Compare your mental world map with maps below (you can find them in the folder named "L1-地图"). Pay attention do the Equator, Tropic of Cancer（北回归线）and Tropic of Capricorn（南回归线）, Arctic Circle（北极圈）, Antarctic Circle (南极圈）, Prime meridian （本初子午线，0°经线）

这是世界地图实际的样子，比较你画的地图和世界地图的差异。请重点观察赤道、南北回归线、极圈、0°经线的位置。（如果canvas页面加载慢的话，去文件里找：“L1-地图”的文件夹，可以直接下载地图）

中文版世界地图

英语版世界地图

Step 3 Don't worry if you made any mistakes, because people, even geographers, make geographic misconceptions. All you need to do at this moment is to pay attention the Equator. 

必答：在canvas界面直接提交作业，作业只需要回答：如果以后给你一个没有经纬度的地图，让你徒手画赤道的位置，它大概在哪里？你打算如何定位赤道？

选做1：你打算如何定位南北回归线、南北极圈和北纬30°（这是一条神秘的纬线）

(作业不同提交你的地图，只要回答黑字的问题即可)

选做2：If you want to challenge yourself, you can proceed Step 4. 

Step 4 read this Misconceptions (arcgis.com) (VPN needed) , think about "How does your mental map of the world compare to the common geographic misconceptions presented in the readings? What explains your misconceptions?" You don't need to write any answers to these questions. You can just think about them. 不用回答这些问题，只要自己思考一下即可。

本作业是complete or incomplete来算分，不按照正确率算分。只要按时提交即可