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Article: Cartography
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- World of Earth Science
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Cartography
Cartography is the creation, production, and study of maps. It is considered a subdiscipline of geography, the study of spatial distribution of various phenomena. Cartographers are often geographers who particularly enjoy the combination of art, science, and technology employed in the making and studying of maps.
A map is a generalized two-dimensional representation of the spatial distribution of one or more phenomena. For example, a map may show the location of cities, mountain ranges, and
rivers
, or may show the types of
rock
in a given region. Maps are flat, making their production, storage, and handling relatively easy. Maps present their information to the viewer at ...