Matthew Bishop

9/10/19


                                                       Mental Mapping- Blog Post #3

   
                       In class today we learned about mental maps and how geographers describe where things are. We also explained the three ways we used mental maps. We use them to find our way from Point A to Point B. You also use it to organize and store information for the future. We also use it as a way to make it a meaning. In class, we also discussed how mental maps are used in human geography.



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