Understanding maps of our world
Subtitle: maps and mapping the world
By: Ben Hollingum, editor.
Contributors: Hollingum, Ben.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433934988; 9781433935008
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The changing shape of the world; title: Introduction; title: The earth from space; title: Zooming in; title: That's my desk!; title: Photographs and maps; title: Generally speaking; title: Making symbols; title: Material for maps; title: The earliest maps; title: Explaining the universe; title: Ancient civilizations; title: Maps in 3d; title: Mapping the invisible; title: Your world view.