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Understanding Maps: Definitions, Types, and Reading Techniques in Australia

This assignment explores the art of map-making and reading, focusing on definitions, types of maps, and key elements essential for understanding maps in Australia. It introduces concepts like cartography, scale, legends, and the significance of varying map types, including physical, political, and thematic maps. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own words associated with maps, while also learning about the critical decisions a cartographer makes when creating a map. The goal is to enhance map literacy and appreciation in geographical studies.

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Understanding Maps: Definitions, Types, and Reading Techniques in Australia

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  1. §2: Australia on maps

  2. Definition Making of.. Maps Map reading Types

  3. Write down 10 words which you associate with maps Assignment

  4. A map is a downsized drawing of an area or a region. Definition

  5. can be made with photos with a 90° angle, so everything is in proportion. A goodmap…

  6. When you make a map of pictures with an obliqe angle, things in front are much bigger than things in the back of the picture. A false map

  7. A cartographer is someonewhomakesmaps. He has to make choiceswhen he is making a map. • What do I leave out on the map? • What do I add on the map? • Howcan I make thingseasiertoread on the map? • How can I accentuate important things? Movie: making a map Cartographer

  8. A map of a small area like a city is called a citymap. Whenyou are looking at a general map youcansee a county or a whole country. Different types of maps

  9. This map shows different heights, the most important rivers and canals, the most important cities and roads & railways. Physical map

  10. On this map every country gets it’s own colour. Political map

  11. This map provide you information on one particular aspect. Thematic map

  12. To understand a map you have to know how to read it. • Title: area (and theme) of the map • Legend: show the meaning of different colours and symbols on the map 3.Scale: tells how much the area has been downsized 4.North arrow or compass: tells where the north of the map is. Map reading

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