Correcting misconnceptions about Alaska - know of a good graphic? (art)

[Arcticthaw]

here is another one.

http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/kodiak/gi...USABASEMAP.jpg

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by warptman

Um, why are you arguing about how big Alaska is? We all know it is huge.

No arguement. This thread is about "correcting misconnceptions about Alaska", such as the one provided by Floyd_Davison.

[Rance]

Have you seen the ad Absolute Vodka put out? With the map of the US. Called "In an Absolute World" or something. It was funny...yet not funny. I couldn't see Alaska on their map!

[cobolt]

Originally Posted by Arcticthaw

here is another one.

http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/kodiak/gi...USABASEMAP.jpg

Now is the breakdown of this map/chart representative only of the ownership percentages (45% Fed, 24.5% state, etc) or of the locations as well? Does the Fed actually own the depicted region (S Central, SW, part of the Interior, State owns SE and NE Interior)????

[Rance]

It's not locations on that map. It's just a pie type chart.

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by cobolt

Now is the breakdown of this map/chart representative only of the ownership percentages (45% Fed, 24.5% state, etc) or of the locations as well? Does the Fed actually own the depicted region (S Central, SW, part of the Interior, State owns SE and NE Interior)????

The DNR map merely used the shape of Alaska as a pie-chart in order to depict the percentages of who owns what in Alaska. Not the actual areas of Alaska that is owned. DNR also used the same projections for both Alaska and the lower-48, but not the same scale. As with most other maps like this, they scaled Alaska down in order for it to fit inside the lower-48.

[cobolt]

Got it. Cute.

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by Glitch

The DNR map merely used the shape of Alaska as a pie-chart in order to depict the percentages of who owns what in Alaska. Not the actual areas of Alaska that is owned. DNR also used the same projections for both Alaska and the lower-48, but not the same scale. As with most other maps like this, they scaled Alaska down in order for it to fit inside the lower-48.

Again, you are wrong about the scale. That image has both maps to the same scale.

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by Glitch

No arguement. This thread is about "correcting misconnceptions about Alaska", such as the one provided by Floyd_Davison.

I do hope you mean my correction of a misconception...

Such as your repeated statements about the scale of various maps, where you've said the correct ones are not to scale when in fact they are!

Look at a globe. Measure the distances...

[Barkingowl]

Its cool that y'all have so much pride in your state & can talk about it intelligently.