GEOG 1HA3 Chapter : Geographic Skills Learning.docx
8 Oct 2013
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Shows where places and things are located. Any concrete or abstract image of the distributions and features that occur on or near the surface of the earth or other celestial bodies . Provides a birds eye-view of the earth"s surface, allowing you to see where places and things (such as parks and buildings) are located. Cartography is the art of map making. Maps display data but they also reveal spatial relationships. They are an effective medium in the visualization of data. Text can be organized in tables/charts which can also be organized in a map. Device for recording and communicating information about the environment. One of the primary purposes of maps is to represent geographical information in spatial format. Device for determining patterns formed by many types of distributions on the earth"s surface, as well as abstract features. They can predict potential issues due to climate change. Simple tools such as pen and paper (giving directions to a place)
