The standard classroom maps we all learned geography from are based on the Mercator projection, a 16th century rendering that preserved lines used for navigation while hideously distorting the true ...

It is also an effective tool to reinforce pupils’ understanding of continents and oceans and where they are located. After watching the film, teachers could use a base map to explore the make up ...

Also, they only tell us about the continents and not about plate margins or the oceans. The lack of ancient tectonic maps has posed quite a problem for how we understand our Earth. Tectonic plates ...