Impossible Map
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Illustrates by examples that a true picture of the world is possible only when constructed on a globe. A grapefruit and a turnip with maps superimposed are cut various ways to show the distortion of the surfaces when they are flattened. The changes in the relationships of the water and land areas are emphasized by tracing on cellophane laid on the sectionsIntermediate/Elementary through college
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Illustrates by examples that a true picture of the world is possible only when constructed on a globe. A grapefruit and a turnip with maps superimposed are cut various ways to show the distortion of the surfaces when they are flattened. The changes in the relationships of the water and land areas are emphasized by tracing on cellophane laid on the sections
Intermediate/Elementary through college
Intermediate/Elementary through college
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