Map work notes

Mapwork uses a 1:50 000 topographic map and a 1:10 000 orthophoto map. This section covers the skills and calculations: contours, direction and bearing, magnetic declination, scale, distance, area…

A 1:50 000 topographic map is not only for calculations. It is used to identify and interpret physical and human features, and to apply what you know about settlements and economic geography to a…

A 1:10 000 orthophoto map often shows part of the same area as a 1:50 000 topographic map. This section covers the difference between oblique and vertical aerial photographs and orthophoto maps, how…

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is used to store, layer and analyse information that is linked to places. This section covers what a GIS is, its components and sources of information, remote…