{"id":302,"date":"2016-12-21T21:39:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T21:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/?p=302"},"modified":"2017-01-15T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T20:46:47","slug":"12mapcomparisonsofchristmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/21\/12mapcomparisonsofchristmas\/","title":{"rendered":"#12MapComparisonsOfChristmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In last week&#8217;s post &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/17\/geteach-com-layers\/\" target=\"_blank\">geteach.com-layers<\/a>&#8221; readers learned how to select and load hundreds of maps curated for geteach.com. Since that post, and in the spirit of the holidays, I have been posting my own Twelve Map Comparisons of Christmas. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/12MapComparisonsOfChristmas?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\">#12MapComparisonsOfChristmas<\/a>) Below is the list and media for these 12 out of thousands of spatial comparisons that can be made with <a href=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\" target=\"_blank\">geteach.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. 1492 &#8211; Behaim with 2016 Google Maps<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1stv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1stv3.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1stv3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1stv3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><br \/>\n2. Connectivity with Human Development Index<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2ndv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n3. Seafloor Age with Tsunami events since 2000 B.C.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3rdv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n4. Sea Surface Salinity with Sea Surface Density<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4thv4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n5. Lowest with Highest points on Earth&#8217;s land (not exact, but close enough)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n6. Sea Surface Temperatures January with July (Check out Caspian Sea)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n7. Precipitable Water January with August (Check out the monsoons of South Asia)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n8. Seasonal Change: Blue Marble with Land Temperature<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 1170px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-302-1\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8thMapComp.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8thMapComp.mp4\">http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8thMapComp.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h2><strong><br \/>\n9. Oil Exports with Petroleum Consumption<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n10. Cropland Density with Pastureland Density<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/10thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n11. Labor Percent Agriculture with Gross Domestic Product (per capita)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/11thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\n12. Population Density and Earth at Night<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12thv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><br \/>\nBonus Holiday (Easter) Eggs<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HolidayEggsv3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/> <\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In last week&rsquo;s post &ldquo;geteach.com-layers&rdquo; readers learned how to select and load hundreds of maps curated for geteach.com. Since that post, and in the spirit of the holidays, I have been posting my own Twelve Map Comparisons of Christmas. 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