GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Geographic Information System, Pictogram, Contour Line
11 Dec 2013
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Geographic tools: the map - social & cultural interpretations. Producing & understanding maps: scale, perspective, map types. Introduction: maps: 2 dimensional representation of 3 dimension field. Tools in the analysis of spatial information. Reflect power of people that draw them. Example: argentina has: telling lies of maps:: Small scale map: exclude a lot of information. Lines: lines simplify what"s happening, therefore, being simplified. Bunch of sticks together that each represent own territory: maps reflect current knowledge. Some territories are unknown: maps reflect fears among population. Explorers placed pictures of ferocious people in the map, to show danger: maps as art, maps are statements of power and authority. Example: british empire the sun never sets on the empire . Some parts of the world are always day time: key considerations for maps. Maps are like other forms of visual representation of data (figures, tables, etc) 4) type of map what is the map representing.
