GEOG 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sym Motors, Clay Tablet, Map Projection
29 May 2016
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Maps and empire building: to map the land was to own it and make that ownership legitimate (harley, 2001, pg. Any concrete or abstract rep of the feat. That occur on or near the surface of the earth or other celectial bodies . They are often reffered to as graphic rep of the actual and phy enviro . Cartography: the art and science of making maps . To be mapped (what we put in and what we take out) Purpose is to show location of a variety of feat. Of the earth or a portion of it. Thematic: show the spative distribution in nature both qual/quan. Qualitative: nomial scaled data (categories), colour. Quantitative: spatial dist of populations, age, **mapping to compare things that happens such as cholera deaths and people who used a water pump in the area. Reduced down to a fraction or a unit conversion. Cylindrical: marketer projection, great for maintain shape but not ares.
