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.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Earth Map

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Natural Earth III – Texture Maps
Natural Earth III – Texture Maps

Earth observation satellite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earth observation satellite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AMS Water in the Earth System
AMS Water in the Earth System

PathfinderMap.jpg
PathfinderMap.jpg

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Earth Map 313162 11527x6505px

Earth Map: Photos and Wallpapers | Earth Blog
Earth Map: Photos and Wallpapers | Earth Blog