Question

What are the limitations of maps in teaching as a teaching tool?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1.World Maps do not show the exact size of places closer to the poles.

2.They are not always accurate.

3.A map cannot show the exact location, size or scale of the seas.

4.A map might look squashed or stretched compared to a globe.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Maps are an abstraction, which means information is lost in order to save space. So perhaps the most important thing we can do before reading a map is to stop and consider what choices have been made in the representation before us.

First, there are some limitations based on the medium used, like paper or digital, and the scale of the territory you are trying to represent. Take the solar system. Our maps of the solar system typically fit on one page. This makes them useful for understanding the order of the planets from the sun but does not even come close to conveying the size of the territory of space.