Different Maps

Today in class we worked on finding and labeling certain things on three different maps. We had to label things like the Prime Meridian, the Equator, and the International Date Line, which I have never heard of. The three maps we had to label are the Robinson Projection, Mercator Projection, and the Gall-Peters Projection maps of the world. Usually labeling maps is easy, at least in my experience, but this time the maps were not always centered or positioned like they are when you look them up. I have never really been good at reading maps or longitude and latitude, so this topic of maps is not my strong suit. I never understood how people find things on the map or better yet, how they remember where things are on maps. Even though labeling these maps are a little hard for me, I think it is helpful because I'm not good at it and doing this three times is going to make me better.