Put a North Arrow On That Map?

Can a map be a map if it doesn't have a north arrow? Well yeah, of course. A north arrow is an optional map accompaniment and you should think critically about your map and determine for yourself if it needs a north arrow. For what it's worth, sometimes a map actually should NOT have a north arrow. I'll go into three considerations for a map's north-arrow-worthiness. Buckle up for 2/3 fact and 1/3 opinion!
0:00 Overly self conscious introduction
0:45 North arrow? Scale, Orientation, and Projection
2:04 World map, Gall Stereographic
2:31 World map, Equal Earth
2:55 Sulawesi Island, Gall Stereographic
3:26 CONUS, Albers
3:55 Colorado, Albers
4:24 Summit County, Albers
4:46 Delta Mills, Mercator
5:00 Thinking critically

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