Critical Thinking Challenges:
1) Imagine that the rest of the world really has forgotten New Zealand exists, what are the pros and cons of being in the world but not part of it?
1)- A pro is we have a higher chance of not being in a war or a battle between two countries! A con is that we might be left out of some things!
2) Why would, for example, India or China be upset if a map was made without their country on it, but map-makers are happy to forget New Zealand?
2)- Because we are a ‘humble’ country.
3) Use a computer or by freehand, draw your own map of the world and remove a country without telling anyone. What does the map look like? Is it odd or is the missing country unnoticeable? Show it to classmates, can they recognise which country is missing?
4) Research into how maps have changed and evolved over time. Look at all the changes and how map-makers have shown the world in different ways. What kinds of things do you notice? Can you spot the same countries and cities in maps from different times and places?
This website might be a good starting point oldmapsonline.org
5) Visit worldmapswithout.nz and look at all the maps that people have made with An Important Missing Ingredient… OK?
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