The World of Maps: Map Reading and Interpretation for the 21st Century - Hardcover

Tyner, Judith A. (California State University, Long Beach, USA)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1462516483 ISBN 13: 9781462516483

Verlag: Guilford Publications, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Maps have power--they can instruct, make life easier, mislead, or even lie. This engaging text provides the tools to read, analyze, and use any kind of map and assess its strengths and weaknesses. Requiring no advanced math skills, the book presents basic concepts of symbolization, scale, coordinate systems, and projections. It gives students a deeper understanding of the types of maps they encounter every day, from turn-by-turn driving directions to the TV weather report. Readers also learn how to use multiple maps and imagery to analyze an area or region. 168 figures include 22 in color. Appendices contain a glossary, recommended resources, a table of commonly used projections, and more.

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Judith A. Tyner, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Geography at California State University, Long Beach. She taught in the Geography Department for over 35 years, where she served as Department Chair and as Director of the Cartography/GIS Certificate Program from its inception until her retirement. While at California State Dr. Tyner taught beginning and advanced cartography, map reading and interpretation, history of cartography, and remote sensing. She is a member of the Association of American Geographers, the North American Cartographic Information Society, the Cartography and Geographic Information Society, and the California Map Society. She is the author of several textbooks, including Principles of Map Design, and over 30 articles.

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• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1462516483
• ISBN 13: 9781462516483
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 237
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