how do early people make maps? what did they use?
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Map-making dates back to the Stone Age and appears to predate written language by several millennia. One of the oldest surviving maps is painted on a wall of the Catal Huyuk settlement in south-central Anatolia (now Turkey); it dates from about 6200 BC. [Harvey 2000, p. 142].
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depends on the variable, you could use a dot density map or a cartogram or a choropleth map, or evenanother type of map
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Topographic, geological, road and oceanic chart are just some, if you can think of a good reason to make a map I'll bet someone has (Think of the London underground rail map,)The use of most is inherent in the title ie geological maps show the rocks under your feet (when you can read them,)When you open a map always read the blurb inside it will tell you most of what you need to know.\n Blackdownman.
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there is a really cool book named, Then and Now Bible Maps, it has like tranparent pages with current cities, that go over the regular page with the ancient cities.\nand you could check out this website
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The Greeks are the first known culture to actively explore geography as a science and philosophy. Mapping by the Romans as they explored new lands added new techniques. During the Middle Ages, Arabs such as Idrisi, Ibn Batutta, and Ibn Khaldun maintained the Greek and Roman techniques and developed new ones.\n\nCarl Ritter (August 7, 1779, Quedlinburg – September 28, 1859, Berlin) was, along with his fellow German Alexander von Humboldt, one of the founders of modern geography (and of the Berlin Geographical Society). From 1820 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.\n\nSo to your answer it would be Ritter and Humboldt in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
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use the legend to help u get information from the map\nthe colours will help u too ex, blue for lakes rivers oceans etc
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Maps\n\nhttp://maps.google.com/\n\nhttp://www.mapsofworld.com/\n\nhttp://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm\n\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/states.html\n\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/atlas/\n\nhttp://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm\n\nhttp://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/usa.htm\n\nhttp://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/europe.htm\n\nhttp://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html\n\nhttp://www.mapsofworld.com/world-seven-wonders.htm\n\nhttp://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/maps.html\n\nhttp://www.atlapedia.com/\n\nhttp://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html\n\nhttp://www.mcwdn.org/MAPS&GLOBES/Maps.html\n\nhttp://geology.com/state-map/texas.shtml\n\nhttp://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html\n\nGood luck\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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The origins of cartography (map making) are not really known even today. Some say that research shows that cavemen that drew on the walls were actually creating maps or location reminders of when and where amimals to hunt would be. Modern cartography has its roots in the Greek Scholars just prior to 550BC.\n  Standardization was the key to being able to read or create a map so the people who made maps decided to follow the same directions from the same points.\n  At first the Sun, Moon, and Stars were the standards for navigation. However there was one unfortunate drawback they could only be used on clear days this made navigation a "Fair Weather Event" .\n  With the event of the Lode Stone (basically a chunk of magnetically charged rock hung from a string that always pointed the same direction) the first magnetic compass was borne. From this point the cartographers Decided to use Magnetic North as the "UP" and South as "Down" so when using the Lode stone for navigation this way every one traveled the same direction when using the magnetic fields of the earth.
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maps are really important, infact there is a area of study in math called topology.  Also topographical maps can be created using equations and vectors, you could do some serching on mathworld.com and they have some examples of topographical maps in their functions section
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what are you saying?  I have no idea.    \n\nIf you want maps try this:\n\nMaps from the U.S. Geological Survey, the federal government’s civilian mapmaking agency, cover a wide range of areas around the world.  Included are free teacher packets: Map Adventures (k-3) and What Do Maps Show? (elementary and middle school).  For more information, call 1-800-USA-MAPS.
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well. what do u need a map directions? Go to google maps.
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If you are global or visual learner concpet mapping is great for getting the big picture of history. For most global learners, they cannot remember the detail effectively until they have the big picture. It is like building a system of shelves in the mind so you can more easily store and retrive information. \n\nMy kids are using it for their studies with great success, but they are not facing SATs and a tight deadline like you are. But, in the off chance it may help, here are two links that may help you to get started:\n\nsee some examples of history concept maps:\n\nhttp://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us:80/servlet/SBReadResourceServlet?rid=1160861839109_1206028384_10916&partName=htmltext\n\nwhere you can get free concept map software (this is what we are using):\n\nhttp://cmap.ihmc.us/download/index.php\n\nI hope it is of some help.
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Maniolas - By Ptolemy\nBarrucas - By Mercator?\nMa-yi, Liu-sung - By Chinese cartographers\nIslas de San Lazaro - By Magellan\nIslas del Poniente - By Spaniards\nIslas del Oriente - By Portuguese
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He was a map maker before he went out sailing.  For sure it was he who realized that what had been discovered was a new continent, not East Asia, and it was his writings that flew across Europe and made people aware of this new continent.\n\nHe claimed that he knew a new land had been discovered by determining the longitude of the eastern South American continent, but it turns out this claim of his was a lie.  He was something of a rogue...\n\nSo probably, he realized a new land had been discovered because he had been into map making so long that it just came to him.
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you can use map edit program.try yahoo search and find MAP EDIT software.Or you can get it at www.boutell.com/mapedit.Event it is specific for map but you can also use other image too.You can make your image using adobe photoshop or something like that.I hope this will help.
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There is no technical reason, other than consistancy. It was established by the Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy a couple thousand years ago. Probably because the land that was known when the first maps were made were in the North.
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Good question.  Cartographers then have to do the ground work. By using a compass and an instrument to measure distance, the cartographers can then begin drawing a map.  A Dumpy level would also help to get the elevation of mountain ranges and rivers.  A sextant and a solar compass would be helpful if these are available to a fix on latitude and longitude of a point.\nHope this helps.  Please remember the precision and accuracy of this map will have significant error.