Take out a sheet of paper (or use a computer program) and draw your mental map of an area in your life that you know fairly well.
This should be an area other than your home to preserve your privacy (but could also be a neighborhood, borough, or city. The scale does not matter here.
This should be an area other than the MEC campus/Crown Heights area and immediate vicinity so we get some variety in class.
Do this from memory rather than using an online resource. Use as much detail and annotation as possible.
Your map can be hand-drawn or digitally created.
On the map clearly indicate: Cartographer:
Post your map in a new post as a jpg, png, or pdf file.
Find two classmates' maps to review. Discuss their use of color (or noncolor), detail, description, labels, symbols, etc. Do you recognize the area? Discuss?
See https://michaelminn.net/tutorials/mental-maps/index.html for examples.