Maps help us explain the activities of the Earth. When you grab a map off of the shelf, what do you think the purpose of this is? It to figure what road to take to a friend’s house or what do I need to wear on Sunday through Friday in Canada. Maps help us explain to other people how to get to my house or to yours. An example of this type of map would be a political map. Or vacation companies are trying to find a good place to set up shop so they use a political map do find a good island and then they can put that into a brochure to tell people the place where it is. Also, something else they can put in this brochure is a climate map to show you that you want to go to this vacation spot because it the best temperature around all year. Maps are really helpful when trying to explain the Earth. …show more content…
On T.V., you see the news reporter in front of the green screen pointing to the projected map. This person is telling us the temperature, Big Deal! Well yes, it is, they are using a climate map or political map or even a topographical map to show us the temperature. Imagine trying to explain that this region will be 65° on Tuesdays. How do we know where this region is without a map? He would have to say 50 mile out of to Denver to Pueblo is 65°. Which way is easier a map and saying this region, or the other way. Of course it better with maps. Maps are critical when trying to explain