Sanborn Maps

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

- cartography- the science of making maps I. Maps - a tool for storing reference materials and a way of communicating A. Early Mapmaking - Maps are scale models of the real world. -A map is used for two purposes: 1) a tool for storing reference material(2.) a tool for communicating geographic information. -A map is useful for finding the shortest distance between two places when it is used as a reference tool. - A map is used as a communication tool when

to save my projects for last minute. I will never forget the map that taught me that procrastination makes the process of completing assignments more difficult, especially on a project that is for a college class. In the beginning of November 2016, my junior year, our college geography class received our quarter project: a map of the world. Our teacher, Mr.Sharstrom, assigned our class a large number of physical features that our maps needed to include such as rivers, lakes, islands, mountain ranges

“Maps are projections”; they usually represent a whole or part of an area on a flat surface. Maps describe the relationship between the space and the specific features that the map aims to signify. Mapmakers according to Klinghoffer, “superimposes his own vision upon the world” and show their interests and proclivities in culture and politics while drawing their maps. In this essay, I will be describing and explaining the similarities and differences between 2 life maps. The first map shows the

The Ancient inventions of the future Socrates was one of the greatest philosophers of the ancient world. His teachings inspired young philosophers to go and explore the world. In addition, His Knowledge even influenced boundless minds like Plato, who help make gigantic pushes in geometry. Or Aristotle, who mad giant leaps in astronomy (also made a theory that the earth was round in about 384 B. C.). therefore, a new era of philosophy was inaugurated and the course of western civilization was decisively

Reference Map Projection Moon Township, PA: 80.2072W 40.5081N Map showing Moon Township, Pennsylvania in a Robinson projection format. This is a Robinson projection that is centered at coordinates 80.2072°W and 0°N. Scales are true at 38°N and S and are equal at all corresponding latitudes that are equal distance from equator. I chose it because it is a good compromise and is easy on the eyes. The amount of distortion is low within 45° of the equator and greater towards the poles. Map showing

gather data. This data is not only useful for research, but can save lives. Warnings for flash floods, disaster reliefs maps, or protecting our planet — We, “The Crowd” can play a big role in our communities or even half way around the world. Who knows neighborhoods better than the people living there? Who can navigate through difficult terrains, and unknown roads when there are no maps? Locals can conduct great observations in their community because

October 9, 2016 All Maps distorts reality Human beings have always been fascinated by exploring the earth, and that fascination led people to design ways in exploring the world. Explorers faced difficulties in understanding how to navigate around this complex world. Greek explorers tried to ease that distress by deriving the concepts of mapping places and movements as they tried to expand their empire. By 300 B.C. Cartography, which can be defined as the art and science of making maps, began to gain pace

Jennings offered that same behind the scenes look into the world of geography buffs and map geeks alike. In a world where geography only makes the headlines or points of coffee house discussion if a new study is released about how terrible students are at it, however, amazingly there ARE still students and people alike that simply love it and are thriving in their point of interest. Some stare at maps endlessly searching for things that most people would never even care to look at such as

Ibn Fadlan, in Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North, tends to view space in terms of the people who inhabit the space and divides spaces based on natural barriers. As you can see below, the most common words that Fadlan uses are river, wood, boat, crossed, and people; with river at eighteen mentions; wood at ten mentions; and boat, crossed, and people at seven mentions. Throughout his text, Fadlan discusses the people he meets in foreign lands and their customs