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    It is a spatial attribute of world co-ordinate system. GIS is kind of software in which you can see the entire world spatial map. It is a master plan for re-development of Jamshedpur. GIS is a geographic information system working with maps. It is used for creating maps and compiling geographic data and analyzing mapped information. This geographic information using maps and managing the geographic information in a database. It includes spatial information and attribute information. Spatial information

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    a great variety of maps available in the information age, all share a common underlying purpose. The fourth edition of Elements of Cartography concisely defines a map’s objective as “to add to the geological understanding of the viewer; it is a carefully designed instrument for recording, calculating, displaying, analyzing and, in general, understanding the interrelation of things in their spatial relationship” (Robinson et al. 1978). This is a truly holistic definition of a map, addressing not only

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    survival. In the following article you will obtain information on how to survive and thrive in a natural disaster. Geography Terms and Tools Before understanding why geography tools are important, know what they are. There are many different types of maps. Physical, climate, economic, topographical, political, road, and many more. Things such as an atlas, globe, aerial photographs, satellite photograph, graphs, and GIS systems are also important in a geographer's line of work. A GIS is a computer program

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    What can maps tell us about spatial changes over time? Historical maps can help us better understand the changes we have made overtime to the landscape and possibly, how to better manage these changes sustainably. Topographical maps can help us envision the changes to the mountains and hills that we have made and the interactions we have had with our lithosphere and possibly how to better interact with it. What information can maps provide about the places in which we live/ study/ work? Maps can provide

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    analyst. All these careers can be obtained with a geography degree. A career as a cartographer is about making maps. This career can be defined as a science. Technology has provided these cartographers to make more precise maps. Maps made of the computer take less time and are more accurate. When cartographers begin to make more complex maps then technology can be useful in making the maps more accurate by using software’s to assist them in their task. There are different types of cartographer

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    ones mapping has had a very large impact on how civilizations view the world. In our society mapping is relatively straightforward. We consider a map to be a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea, which we use to determine our surroundings and chart our destinations. What many of us fail to realize is that there is more than one way to map. The lectures provided by Dr. Wismath, Dr. Leroy Little Bear and chapter four of Asher’s work Mathematics Elsewhere: An Exploration of Ideas Across

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    to her ancestral homeland. This poem, which describes the relocation of an individual from her homeland to the United States, expresses the narrator’s longing for her ancestral homeland. At one point the narrator says, “My dead are not on this map, but sleep elsewhere” (Espaillat 32). This line and those following it (within the same stanza) describing the natural landscape of her homeland express this sense of longing; it shows how –at least in this way-

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    The choropleth map is the most prevalent thematic map in modern society. Understanding a choropleth is an undemanding process, making it a viable option for a broader audience. They're popularity stems from the fact that much of our data is reported by predefined areal units, such as census data, and so we are accustomed to thinking of the world as divided into spatial units like census tracts and counties. The choropleth map pictured above, serves the purpose of promulgating the rate of heart

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    1) Some examles of a primary source document are diaries, manuscripts and letters 2) Political maps show the boundaries and locations of countries, states, cities, towns and counties. Topographic maps show information including roads, elevation, rivers andother water bodies and political boundaries. A cartographic map graphically represents a geographical area, usually on a flat surface and may involve political, cultural, or other non­geographical divisions of a geographical area. 3) A nomad is

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    year that I was going to receive this project. I will never forget the map that taught me to not procrastinate, especially on a project that is for a college course. In the beginning of November 2016, my junior year, our CIS Geography class received our quarter project, a map of the world. We were given a list of physical features to be included on our maps: rivers, lakes, islands, mountain ranges, seas, oceans, etc. The map was also required to include all seven continents and a key that showed

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