maps are also distinct for the global knowledge required to construct them. A meaningful map of the world could not be constructed before the European Renaissance because less than half of the earth's coastlines, let alone its interior regions, were known to any culture. New knowledge of the earth's surface has been accumulating ever since and continues to this day. Maps of the world generally focus either on political features or on physical features. Political maps emphasize territorial boundaries and human settlement. Physical maps show geographic features such as mountains, soil type or land use. Geological maps show not only the surface, but characteristics of the underlying rock, fault lines, and subsurface structures. Choropleth maps use color hue and intensity to contrast differences between regions, such as demographic or economic statistics.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Melbourne Map

Melbourne maps - City of Melbourne

Melbourne maps - City of Melbourne

Melbourne is located in AustraliaMelbourne ([ˈmɛlbən] ( listen);) is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania The name "Melbourne" refers to the area of urban agglomeration (as well as a census statistical division) spanning 9,900 km2 (3,800 sq mi) which comprises the broader metropolitan area, as well as being the common name for its city centre. The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands toward the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. Melbourne consists of 31 municipalities. It has a population of 4,442,918 as of 2014,and its inhabitants are called Melburnians.

Founded by free settlers from the British Crown colony of Van Diemen's Land on 30 August 1835, in what was then the colony of New South Wales, it was incorporated as a Crown settlement in 1837.It was named "Melbourne" by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Richard Bourke, in honour of the British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. It was officially declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1847, after which it became the capital of the newly founded colony of Victoria in 1851.During the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, it was transformed into one of the world's largest and wealthiest cities. After the federation of Australia in 1901, it served as the nation's interim seat of government until 1927
Melbourne Suburbs Map • View Info On Melbourne Suburbs Map Australia

Melbourne Suburbs Map • View Info On Melbourne Suburbs Map Australia

 
Melbourne Tourist Map - Melbourne • mappery

Melbourne Tourist Map - Melbourne • mappery

 
Melbourne in 5 days: Day 1 (walking, maps, & transport) | the ...

Melbourne in 5 days: Day 1 (walking, maps, & transport) | the ...

 
melbourne map heart print by bombus off the peg ...

melbourne map heart print by bombus off the peg ...

 
Talk:Melbourne/Archive 6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Talk:Melbourne/Archive 6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 
Melbourne Location Guide

Melbourne Location Guide

 
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