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Cartography and Geography - Coggle Diagram
Cartography and Geography
Geography
Geography
is the
study of the earth in all of its manifestations
. That means we study the earth’s physical characteristics, its inhabitants and cultures, and phenomena including climate and the place of the earth within the local universe.
Modern geography examines the spatial relationships between all physical and cultural phenomena in the world.
Modern geographers not only look at the physical and cultural aspects of the earth, but how the earth, its climate, and landscape are changing due to cultural intervention and change.
Map Study
Topical Maps
These maps show as closely as possible the exact location and shape of the earth’s features including mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and forests.
You may also see features humans have added to Earth, such as bridges, roads, and cities, canals, parks, and railroads.
Political Maps
They show boundaries of countries, states, counties, provinces, cities. They are often painted to clearly show the boundaries.
Globes
To truly study Earth accurately, you must use a globe.
Shapes of countries, rivers, oceans, as well as distances between places on Earth are all measured out carefully and shown accurately.
Many globes have raised topography. The topography represents hills, valleys and mountains. The surface of the globe is raised to match exactly each landform.
Physical Maps
A physical map may be the same shape and general look of a political map, but it is different.
Blue is water, so you shouldn’t have any trouble picking out rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Brown is reserved for mountains, and on the map on this page, the darker the brown color, the rougher the terrain.
Green is reserved for areas with lots of vegetation including farms, forests, woods, and plains.
Physical maps show geographical features, and each feature is generally a specific color.