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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World Geography Map

CPS TAH Project - World Geography
CPS TAH Project - World Geography

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USHAcom_M_Wac_PRS.gif

National Geographic United States & World Physical Map Combo Set
National Geographic United States & World Physical Map Combo Set

World Regional Geography
World Regional Geography

Map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World Geographical map with Black Background
World Geographical map with Black Background

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geography_map.jpg

Geography 261 Student Work - Geography - Macalester College
Geography 261 Student Work - Geography - Macalester College