Taylor, Barbara, 1954-

Looking at maps / Maps Barbara Taylor. - North Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, c2008. - 46 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. - Geography skills . - Geography skills (Smart Apple Media) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

What is a map? -- How are maps used? -- Scale -- Distance -- Grids -- Height -- Symbols -- Making landscape maps -- Finding the way -- Mapping data -- Weather maps -- Pictorial maps -- What is GIS? -- How is GIS used? -- Mapping change -- Latitude and longitude -- Explaining a round world -- Round earth, flat maps -- Glossary -- Index.

ISBN: 1599200503 9781599200507

Source: 1271320 QBI

LCCN: 2006100224

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Maps.

LC Class. No.: GA105.6 / .T385 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 912/.01/4