Cartography(Geography3253)JanuaryApril2013

FacultyofScience&EnvironmentalStudies,LakeheadUniversity

Instructor:Ms.GailMurray
Email:gmurray@lakeheadu.ca

VALUE:8%oftotalgrade

GeographyAssistant:Ms.LisaHarris
Email:laharris@lakeheadu.ca

DUE/PRESENTATIONDATE:YouwillpresenteitherMarch12th,March19st,orMarch26th
duringonehalfofTuesdaynightlectureperiod(nolatesubmissions/presentationswillbeaccepted).

OVERVIEW:
StudentswillworktoprepareaMapCritiqueonamapoftheirchoice.Theywillpresenttheir
analysistotheclassinashort5minutepresentationusingonlyoneslideoftheirmaponscreen.A
coloursummarysheetwillbeprovidedtoclassmatesdetailingtheircritiqueofthechosenmapover
asetofgivencriteria.Theinformationthatispresentedwillbeeligibletobefoundontheexams.
Theaudiencewillbeevaluatingthepresentations,withamarkderivedfromtheaverageofscores
received.

PRESENTATIONDETAILS:
1.Studentswillsignupinthe5minutepresentationslotoftheirchoiceduringavailabletimeduring
lectureandlabperiods.LisaorIwillbringthesignupsheetstolectureandlabperiods.Therewill
be8spotsforeachofthethreenightsthatcanbefilled.Firstcome,firstserve.

Chooseamaptocritique!Themapcanbefromthepastorpresent,andyoumustselectamap
thatissignificantornotableforsomereason:
a.wastechnologicalbreakthrough;
b.wasanewwayoflookingattheworld;
c.wasthefirstofitskind;
d.isamystery;
e.isapublishedmap;
f.wasofmilitaryimportance;
g.isnotablehistorically;
h.isamodernawardwinningmapyoufindintriguing;
i.isimportantforsomeotherreasonyouwilloutline.
Spendsometimeresearchingandcheckingoutsomebooksandwebsitesbeforeyouselectyourmap.
Iwillput2largebooksfilledwithimportanthistoricalmapsinthemaplibrary(ifopen,orIwillleave
withLisa)foryoutouseforresearchandscanning.

Firstcomefirstserveforthemapsselectednoduplicatesamongstudentswillbeallowed.Email
LisatheYEAR,AUTHORandTITLEofthemapyouarechoosingtocritique.

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2.Foryourpresentation,youwillonlyuseONESLIDE/.PDF/.JPGofyourmaptoputuponscreen,
butyouareallowedtohaveafewzoominsofcertainareasofthemapshowingdetailsyouwishto
highlight,orcanzoominonselectdetailsduringyourpresentation.

a.Yourpresentationwillconsistofgoingoverthecritiqueitemsinyoursummarysheet,and
expandingonthem.
b.Thefocusofthepresentationistogiveathoroughanddetailedexaminationofan
importantmap.
3.YourpresentationwillbefollowedbyafewminuteQuestionsfromtheAudiencesection,
whereyoumayfieldquestionsfromtheaudienceaboutyourmap.

SUMMARYSHEET:

Thisonepage,colour,twosidedlettersizedsummarysheet(backandfront,ifpossible,butcan
betwopages)istobehandedouttotheclassjustpriortoyourpresentation(24copiesneeded)as
outlined:

Side1:COLOURIMAGEofthemap
Canuseascanorascreencaptureofftheinternetcropped&enlargedtosize,or
file/insertimageintoaMSWorddoc)
tobethesizeofonewholesideofthepage
IncludeTITLE,AUTHORandYEARandCREDITunderneaththemap.

Side2:TEXTIncludetheseheadingsonyourpage:
Presentation2MapCritiqueCartography(Geography3253)
DatePresented:
PresentersName:
1.MapTitle:TheyWouldNotTakeMeThere;People,PlacesandStoriesfrom
Champlain'sTravelsinCanada,16031616
2.Year(orEra)created:2008
3.Author(ifknown):MichaelHermann(UniversityofMaine)andMargaretPearce(Ohio
University)
4.Country/RegionofOrigin:NorthAmericaGreatLakes
5.TechnologyUsed/MapDetails:e.g.themapwasmadeoncowhideandpaintedwithoil
paintOR
e.g.Papermapis39x59inches,foldedto8x10inches,oravailablerolled.
PublishedbyTheUniversityofMaineCanadianAmericanCenter,Orono,Maine,
USA.ISBN9780615231594.Retail$14.99.
6.Importance(minimum200words):Thismapisimportantduetothefactthat
7.PositiveFeatures:Besuretotalkaboutuniquefeaturesofthemap,aswellasthemaps
VisualHierarchy,Legibility,Contrast,FigureGroundandBalance.

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8.NegativeFeatures/Thingsthatcouldbeimprovedupon:InvolvingVisualHierarchy,
Contrast,Legibility,FigureGroundandBalance,aswellasotherpointsyouhavenoticed.
9.References/Credit

Printout24copiesofyourtwosidedSummarySheetandhavethemreadytohandouttotheclass
justpriortoyourpresentation.

EVALUATION:
Theaudiencewillbeevaluatingyourpresentation&summarysheetonthebasisof4criteria
equallyweighted.

*Theaverageofalloftheevaluationformswillbeyourmark.
*Everyonewillgettheirevaluationsheetsbackonceallofthepresentationshavebeendonereceiving
feedbackisagoodwaytoimproveoncommunicationskills

IfyoudonothaveyoursummarySheetready,yourclassmateswillbeunableto
evaluate,and2outofthe4criteriayouarebeingevaluatedonrelatetothesummary
sheet.

DELIVERABLES:

1.Prepare&delivera5minutepresentationduringyourslottedtime
2.ProvideyourclasswithaprintedCOLOURcopyofyourtwosidedSummarySheet(print24
copiestohandout)justpriortoyourpresentation

Yourmaterialwillbecomepartofthecurriculumthisterm.