the varieties and uses of maps
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The Varieties and Uses of Maps. By: Mac Chapin. Unit: M07U03. Types of maps and their uses. Navigation (countryside or cities) Political maps showing borders Distribution of vegetation, rainfall, agricultural exploitation, population density or ethnic groups - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Support the spread of “good practice” in generating, managing, analysing and communicating spatial information
The Varieties and Uses of Maps
By: Mac Chapin
Unit: M07U03
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Types of maps and their uses• Navigation (countryside or cities) • Political maps showing borders • Distribution of vegetation, rainfall, agricultural
exploitation, population density or ethnic groups• Protected areas and buffer zones • Deforestation • Mining and petroleum operations • Areas of conflict and civil war
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Representation of the world
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National boundaries
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Provincial boundaries
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Road map
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Forest cover
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Protected areas
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European claims in Africa
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Concessions
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Logging
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Deforestation
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Aboriginal Australia
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Linguistic map
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Map of Guatemala and Belize
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Indigenous people and the environment
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Kuna map
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Kuna sector map
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New Guinea map
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Community map
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Land-use map
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Conclusion• Maps have many uses• Maps used to be exclusive to elites• Maps are increasingly used by indigenous
people to defend their rights