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Maps: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Maps, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

How to remember latitude and longitude on a world map, understand which is which, which is x or y, and how to read lat–long coordinates using an easy mnemonic: latitude is flat and longitude convergesLatitude and Longitude: How to Remember Which is WhichLandlocked states of the USA including the double-landlocked states and the one triple-landlocked state, NebraskaLandlocked StatesA map showing where Point Nemo lies - the furthest point from land with distances to the nearest land. This would be a long swimPoint Nemo: The Most Remote Place on Earth and the Spacecraft GraveyardThe Haversine Formula illustration: a portion of the earth's globe is shown with a green arc drawn between the cities of London, UK and Seattle, WA. The mathematical Haversine formula takes into account the curvature of the earth's surface when calculating the true distance between two points on a curved surface. The haversine formulaThe continental axis hypothesis: from Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, illustrating how the llama didn't manage to travel North-SouthThe continental axis hypothesisWhat is the coastline paradox explained - meaning the length changes depending on the size of your ruler, with Great Britain's coastline as an exampleThe coastline paradoxMercator Projection illustration: shows the consequences of flattening out a spherical globe. Whilst it's a handy exercise for navigating and producing maps, it can inflate the size of land masses the in the north and the south. In a Mercator projection Greenland is comparable in size with Africa. In reality, it's much smaller. The Mercator projectionIsochrones illustration: An aerial view of London shows enclosed concentric, but irregular shapes, radiating out from the centre of the city, denoting areas of equal travel time; from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. IsochronesPlutchik's Wheel of Emotions: a colourful wheel showing how emotions mixMapping emotionsWhat's the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom - explained in a sketch with mapsGreat Britain and the United Kingdom: What’s the difference?Use a compass with a mapWhy do birds migrate sooooo far?

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