PPT-Maps For Grottos Teaching Cartography and generating maps in a grotto setting

If you enjoy generating cave maps And filling grotto newsletters with good maps Then the next best thing to drawing maps themselves is to teach your grotto how to draw maps and watching your grottos fill with new excited mapmakers and your newsletters fill with excellent maps. Cartography. Spring . 2015. Ohio Northern University. Roots of the discipline. Geo. / . graphy. : “description of the earth.”. “a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface”. LECTURE 1. Cartography I. History of Cartography. Map Scales and content. Symbolisation. Introduction to map production. Thematic and topographic mapping . Generalisation . Map layout. Relief representation. Creating Maps. Cartographers must: . select the objects to be shown . evaluate their relative importance . find some way to simplify their form. . Cartographers are limited by:. the purpose of the map . Needed More Now Than Ever. John . Reiser. Rowan University. A common view held by most people today is that cartography deals only with pen on paper.. We use digital maps or GIS far more than paper maps because of their portability, ease of use, analytical and . GEOG 2016 E. Lecture-1. Introduction and Overview. Basics. We all tell people directions to somewhere.. For example, we use the terms as two blocks south of the Parker building.. Or about 100 meters north-west of the New Sudbury Center.. GEOG 2016 E. Lecture-1. Introduction and Overview. Basics. We all tell people directions to somewhere.. For example, we use the terms as two blocks south of the Parker building.. Or about 100 meters north-west of the New Sudbury Center.. What were the three “themes” that motivated European explorers? . Which represented political motives, which represented social motives, which represented economic motives?. Which motivator do you think influenced explorers the most – god, glory, or gold? Explain why. Outline. Nature of maps and cartography. Principles of map design. Composition. Symbolization. Map series. Applications. Conclusions. Introduction. Output is the pinnacle of GIS projects. Two main types of output. Why are maps, knowing how to read them, and to draw them (cartography) so important?”. I. What can maps show us?. Your Thoughts (in your notebooks under Roman Numeral I:. Symbols and Abbreviations for Outlining . Map exercise. Perspectives on the World. People have been drawing maps for centuries and this practice corresponded with their understanding of the world. Cartography – the scientific drawing of maps. Otobong. . Nkanga. , . Alighiero. e . Boetti. , . Olafur. . Eliasson. , Kathy Prendergast, Nikki . Rosato. and Ibrahim Miranda . .. Otobong. . Nkanga. , also known as. “. Oto. ” is a performer and visual artist born in Kano, Nigeria.. . Presenter: Alicia McGee. Email: . amcgee@mobilemcps.org. Make a copy of this to take notes!. Maps and Geography . We want students to become global students….. So….. Students should be able to:. Map Basics. All quality maps have the . following Basic Traits:. Title:. gives the map purpose and . thematic focus. Compass:. . gives cardinal directions & orientation. Key/Legend: . decodes . Visualizing 3D Surfaces. Carol J. Ormand. , . SERC, Carleton College. Eric Riggs, Texas A&M University. Overview. What do we mean when we talk about “reading” contour maps?. Example: the Topographic Map Assessment.