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.

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Amérique du sud : carte de l'Amérique du Sud, toutes kes ...
Amérique du sud : carte de l'Amérique du Sud, toutes kes ...

Cartograf.fr : Les cartes des continents : L'Amérique
Cartograf.fr : Les cartes des continents : L'Amérique

Amérique du Sud — Wikipédia
Amérique du Sud — Wikipédia

Reflexions - Amérique du Sud, Amérique latine
Reflexions - Amérique du Sud, Amérique latine

Amérique du Sud — Wikivoyage, le guide de voyage et de tourisme ...
Amérique du Sud — Wikivoyage, le guide de voyage et de tourisme ...

Carte de l'Amérique Latine
Carte de l'Amérique Latine

Carte de l'Amérique du Sud en 1914
Carte de l'Amérique du Sud en 1914

Voyager en Amérique du Sud autrement
Voyager en Amérique du Sud autrement