This is a map of China. We can see that this map point out major cities with dot and bold black letters and the capital, Beijing with a star. It also shows a deep orange line separating the borders of its neighboring countries. It also includes the major natural features in and around it, for example the Himalayas Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. I first thought of the map of China because I was originally from there. I want to see if I can point out my city from the map, which is Guangzhou, and it's considered a major city on this map. Though I am familiar with the names of most big cities, I am not sure of there relative location to my home city. I hope I can travel to Beijing and Shanghai in the future.
2. http://www.coachhardagesworldhistoryclass.com/uploads/4/9/9/3/4993980/894010.jpg?505
This is a map of Egypt. As we can see it's not specific with cities but rather with the important historic features of Egypt. According to this map, the major feature in lower Egypt is the great pyramid, Giza and its Sphinx. In upper Egypt, Valley of Kings and Temple of Amun were seen as important in this map. Other than special historic artworks, this map also labeled different cites that were once a capital during different time periods. This map didn't include surrounding countries or other natural features other than the Nile. Every since little, I loved the mysterious feeling that Egypt gives off. Though this map may not contain detailed information, the pictures of Egyptian monuments really caught my attention because it pertains to my interest.
3. http://blog.aggregatedintelligence.com/2008/02/interesting-maps-internet-censorship.html
This is not a regular map that tells people where the countries are, but rather informing readers of a problem. This map shows regions of area that are colored black where there is Internet censorship. It's very interesting that there are major blobs of black on the left side of the map while scattered black dots on the right side. This map made sense in telling the readers countries that have a repressive regime tend to block its citizens from Internet access. It's essentially like a "black hole" because its citizens are blinded from news and information. I believe such maps can be useful in the future because there will be new maps like this made and till then comparison can be made.
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