Planimetric Map

http://library.humboldt.edu/~rls/geospatial/calmaps.htm

This map is a planimetric map of Yosemite Valley, meaning that there is no vertical position, such as height, that is a part of this map. This map is important because since there is no height represented here, it is a little bit easier to navigate and allows people to get around a certain place easier by only showing them a "minimum" of streets, roads, and important landmarks. Although this might not be an ideal type of map for people who are hiking and need to know if they'll be going up and down mountains, this map is great for tourists that are simply trying to make sure they stay on the correct roads and see all of the important aspects of their trip.

Mental Map

http://go.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/geog_222/geog_222_lo/geog_222_lo13.html

This is a map that a student from Thailand made of what they thought the world looked like. I think this map is really interesting because it shows what a large impact different projections of maps have on people. In this map, two important things to notice are how the countries in the north looked very stretched out, just like a Mercator projection, and also how the detail seems to be a little more accurate in the region or part of the world where this student is from and the further away from their immediate perspective, the more distorted the map becomes.