Maps

Book 1996

Describes exactly what maps are, and what they tell us. How people used sticks and clay to plot their routes. Have satellites changed our view of Earth? Learn how the layers of a map are put together, and plan and draw your own map. By exploring mapmaking, one can find out how maps help us to investigate the world we live inches.

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ISBN:

0716617544
0716617536

Description:

47 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Being a mapmaker
Bird's-eye view
Scale and grids
measuring height
signs and symbols
Mapping the sea and sky
Human maps
Three-dimensional maps
Globe
Dividing up the world
mapping the globe
Early maps
Surveying and measuring
Plotting maps
Making your own map
Finding your way
Changing maps
Glossary
Index

LCCN:

96060461

Control Number:

68757

Other Authors:

Watts, Steve, consultant

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