2. How Do You View the World? The Robinson Projection Map is not perfect (just look at Antarctica!); however, it is fairly accurate along the equator. The Robinson Map is considered to look right for world maps, and hence is widely used by Rand McNally, the National Geographic Society, and others.

3. In 1974, as an effort to reduce the political bias of conventional maps, Arno Peters created the 'Peters Projection' of the world so that one square inch anywhere on the map represents an equal number of square miles of the earth's surface. The Peters Projection Map from Two Perspectives

4. Comparing Projections

5. Which map projection does the College Board use?

8. "Political" Map

9. Regional World Map

10. You Need to Study More Geography If You Think… Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

11. Andes is an after dinner mint

12. The Andes Mountains

13. The Balkans are alien people on Star Wars

14. The Balkans Area is Historically Known as a Crossroads Of many Cultures that Live there.

15. The English Channel is a TV show about Prince Charles and Princess Di

17. The United Kingdom is… a theme park

18. The United Kingdom

19. The Tropic of Cancer is… a rare disease

20. Tropic of Cancer

21. This is the Ring of Fire

22. Ring of Fire

23. The Bermuda Triangle is a percussion instrument in a reggae band

24. The Bermuda Triangle

25. The International Dateline is another dating network

26. The International Dateline

27. The Dust Bowl is Granny's old favorite dish

28. Dust Bowl

29. AND FINALLY, you definitely need to study more geography if … you are on a Mediterranean Cruise but you think you are in the Indian Ocean!

30. BEFORE AFTER!