Chapter

Cartography and Maps

From Introduction to Soil Science by Amber Anderson and Rivka Fidel

Concepts

1. Cartography Maps

   "Cartography is the geographic subdiscipline that graphically represents geographic data on flat surfaces. A map is a flat representation of spatial phenomena that helps users visualize how features a

2. Elements Effective

   "An effective map includes the mapped data, a title, coordinates or a reference point, a scale, and a legend. Coordinates locate features, a reference point helps orient the reader, and scale explains