More Maps

For class, we had to draw another map; this time of four states. Unfortunately, the professor wouldn't let us draw the UT,CO,AZ,NM set. I really wanted to, but he said four boxes would be way too easy. Instead, he assigned us four options that involved a lot of convoluted borders, rivers, and and coastlines. I, of course, chose the WI,MN,IA,IL set, and here it is!




We also had to create a black and white map that shows people how to get to our house. This map emphasizes simplicity and clarity, not detail. Neither scale nor direction are accurate beyond left and right or big and small. Distance doesn't matter at all. I also removed the address, because this blog is publicly readable.

I can draw a map

I think it looks good, too:

















I made this for my Geography 110 class using Adobe Illustrator. There's a few problems, like the fact that my meridians don't all line up at the North Pole, and they aren't perfectly accurate, but the size of the lines covers most of it.