Joi K. WilsonSocial Studies- 4th Quarter Project

Mr. Genise

Can You Guess Who?

Gerardus Mercator

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What I Think He Would Say.....

"the world within itself is bigger than you can

imagine"

Reasons Why Gerardus Mercator is important!

Gerardus was important because he invented the map. The eastern hemisphere map

Use latitude and longitude line for sailors

Finally, Mercator also figured out hoe to out the earth since it is a sphere on flat paper.

Impact on us Today

Mercator impacted our lives today because he invented how to make the earth onto a map in s circular formation. And he was also the first one to use longitude and latitude lines for maps for sailors.

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