*Map Basics* offers a user-friendly guide to reading and understanding maps for first-time map users. Beginning with a simple explanation of the history of mapmaking, the book introduces the fundamental elements of maps. Topics covered include how to find direction and location, types o maps, map scale, map projection, and how modern technologies have changed the way we make and use maps.
- ISBN10 140346801X
- ISBN13 9781403468017
- Publish Date 20 September 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Heinemann Educational Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 32
- Language English