W I N D O W O N THE W O RLD LAMD GREEN AND EANADA N AMERA- SEVIAT UNION EVROPE श्শি্ষ CUBA CRINA AFRICA S wrfer JAPAY INDIA NARALADESH INNA ORLIPINES O BORNEO MADAGAS KAR JAA SUPA Soui AFRIA INDIAN OCEAN ASTRATIAR TAIMANIA OFAN zab' s eu: S AnceicA - deizcA " AFEK A U SA. EUPE GLOBAL MAP 3-2 ETHNOCENTRIC IMAGES OF THE WORLD One element of culture is howa person conceives of the world. The Eurocentric map, which places Europe in the center, is common in many parts of the world, reflecting Great Britain's historical dominance of the seas. Traditionally, European sea-farers measured their east- west location using as a standard the zero meridian of longitude, which runs north and south through Greenwich (near London). The first of the maps above, drawn by a young student in India, is Eurocentric. The second map, typical of students in Australia, presents a contrast ing case. Here what we in North America might call "the Far East" is placed in the center of the map; moreover, the world is drawn from the point of view of being "down under." Choose the right one as a cultural relativist when writing your response. PACIFIC

W I N D O W O N THE W O RLD LAMD GREEN AND EANADA N AMERA- SEVIAT UNION EVROPE श्শি্ষ CUBA CRINA AFRICA S wrfer JAPAY INDIA NARALADESH INNA ORLIPINES O BORNEO MADAGAS KAR JAA SUPA Soui AFRIA INDIAN OCEAN ASTRATIAR TAIMANIA OFAN zab' s eu: S AnceicA - deizcA " AFEK A U SA. EUPE GLOBAL MAP 3-2 ETHNOCENTRIC IMAGES OF THE WORLD One element of culture is howa person conceives of the world. The Eurocentric map, which places Europe in the center, is common in many parts of the world, reflecting Great Britain's historical dominance of the seas. Traditionally, European sea-farers measured their east- west location using as a standard the zero meridian of longitude, which runs north and south through Greenwich (near London). The first of the maps above, drawn by a young student in India, is Eurocentric. The second map, typical of students in Australia, presents a contrast ing case. Here what we in North America might call "the Far East" is placed in the center of the map; moreover, the world is drawn from the point of view of being "down under." Choose the right one as a cultural relativist when writing your response. PACIFIC