Critical thinking is key to being a geographer. It is necessary to be able to critique data you encounter. Compare the two maps in Figure A2 above. Imagine that they are both used in the same news article. Select the statement that makes the best case for whether or not the maps are misleading when viewed together.

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Africa and North America are shown at about the same size, but Africa is really much larger than North America. The maps are therefore misleading.

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The maps each show low-, middle-, and high-income categories. It does not matter that the dollar amounts are different because the dollar amounts are shown. The maps are therefore  not  misleading.

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The colours don’t represent the same dollar ranges. It is hard to understand how the dollar ranges compare. The maps are therefore misleading.

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The maps use the same colours and the colours representing each category are easy to distinguish. This makes them easy to compare visually. The maps are therefore  not  misleading

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