Misconceptions
Some common geographic mental misplacements
Geopolitical curiosities & troubled lands | Part 1
W h a t N o w ?
These examples can serve as a handy first step in challenging students, and others, to question the existence of their notions and to understand if or why they might be inaccurate. Dispelling myths is an engaging introduction to the use and value of visual explanations. What could be a better visual explanation than a model of our world in the form of a map or a globe? Geography has some unique and interesting misunderstandings. But we also happen to have unique and interesting tools to inform and foster a framework for understanding.
What could be better?
Interested in more geographical oddities? Visit Part 2 of this series, Enclaves & Exclaves , or jump ahead to Part 3: Bruised Borders .