Why Do Maps Have To Distort Reality?
Megan
Bennet
6/26/17
A.) Herbert argues that maps have to distort reality because it is extremely hard to make an exact replica of the Earth on a piece of paper. “But on a map, the world is changed from a sphere into a rectangular plane and shrunken down to fit on an 8 ½” by 11” piece of paper, major highways are reduced to measly lines on a page, and the greatest cities in the world are diminished to mere dots” (Herbert). In the previous quote, Herbert is explaining that so much is changed and reduced on a map because of the major change from a ginormous sphere to a piece of paper. “The fact that maps distort reality cannot be denied. It is absolutely impossible to depict a round earth on a flat surface without sacrificing at least some accuracy”
Bennet
6/26/17
A.) Herbert argues that maps have to distort reality because it is extremely hard to make an exact replica of the Earth on a piece of paper. “But on a map, the world is changed from a sphere into a rectangular plane and shrunken down to fit on an 8 ½” by 11” piece of paper, major highways are reduced to measly lines on a page, and the greatest cities in the world are diminished to mere dots” (Herbert). In the previous quote, Herbert is explaining that so much is changed and reduced on a map because of the major change from a ginormous sphere to a piece of paper. “The fact that maps distort reality cannot be denied. It is absolutely impossible to depict a round earth on a flat surface without sacrificing at least some accuracy”