Cognitive Maps

        Use the concepts and terminology from Chapter 7’s section on Cognitive Maps to answer the following questions. 1. What similarities do you see between the Washington Metro map and the way our cognitive maps represent physical space? Talk about any two specific effects that seem relevant in the example above. (6 pts) 2. More importantly, why would a cartographer distort the physical environment so dramatically in his map? (4 pts) a. Compare the Metro map to what cognitive maps do. Is there a benefit to this distortion? b. What could be a downside to these map distortions?