Labeling our Maps

At the beginning of class, we took a few notes on maps. Then, we were handed three different types of maps to label, the Mercator map, Robinson projection map, and Galls-Peters Projection map. We were given a list of things we had to label on the map like the seven continents, the prime meridian, the international date line, and even John Carroll. At first, I thought this was a lot to label and it was going to take a long time. As I started to work I realized I already knew many things. Also, the labels were about the same on every map so all I had to do was copy each map. The hardest thing to copy was the international date line because it was a line that wasn't straight and on some maps was placed in a spot where there was not a lot of room. For example, the line ran next to Alaska and Asia and on some maps, it would just end there. Also, I almost got confused about the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn because they sound very similar. Overall, it wasn't as hard as I expected it to be and I finished by the end of class.