After reading the poem "Maps" by Yesenia Montilla, respond to the following prompt: In the context of the poem, how do we understand the world around us? How do maps contribute to the way we understand the world? How do you think maps are used to convey certain ideas about different places in the world?

'Maps' Is a poem by Yesenia Montilla. According to this poem we understand world on the basis of our perceptions of world.

Explanation:

According to the poem 'Maps', we see the world not based on the geographical maps being drawn but we all have made Maps in our minds, so we view the world based on that map. Maps contribute a lot to the way we understand the world, We look at the same world differently as per our perceptions. Maps can convey ideas about different places depending on the perception we have in our minds regarding that place.