Maps

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  Maps

  A map is a representation of space that allows us to see the relationship between places, objects or themes. The space shown on a map may be on the Earth’s surface, beneath its...

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  Latitude and longitude

  Lines of latitude are parallel lines circling the Earth in an east-west direction. Lines of longitude run north-south and converge at either pole. Together, latitude and longitude...

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  History of cartography

  The story of maps starts at least 8000 years ago, when some people first started to draw plans of their town, region, world—or the heavens. At first, they worked from memory or...

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  Mapping today

  There have always been two key tasks in map-making (also called cartography). The first task is to collect information about the Earth. The second task is to combine, select and...

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