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Maps and Cities (Understanding Maps of Our World) by Tim Cooke, editor is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Maps and Cities (Understanding Maps of Our World) about?

<p>Maps tell us more than just how to find the way. They reveal how people have seen their world at different times and in different places. Understanding Maps of Our World is a comprehensive introduction to how and why we make and use maps.</p> <p>Key Features</p> <p>Teaches basic map skills and navigation</p> <p>Explains technical aspects of cartography in accessible language</p> <p>Diagrams illustrate how to make and read maps</p> <p>Meets curriculum standards for the Age of Exploration</p> <p>Supplements math standards for measurement and geometry</p> <p>The compilation of urban maps presents cartographers with a unique set of problems. This book examines some of the most challenging difficulties, including the question of how to represent large numbers of tightly packed features within a tiny area on a small-scale map.</p>

Author

Tim Cooke, editor

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib 2010-01-01

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781433935183

Subjects

Travel, Anthropology, Humanities