1. What does cartography encompass beyond the technical production of maps?
2. What is the primary function of graphic semiology in cartography?
3. Which statement correctly distinguishes a topographic map from a thematic map?
What is cartography?
The discipline that creates maps using graphic and semiological techniques and a geographic research tool.
What does graphic semiology refer to?
The set of rules for translating information into graphic form.
What does a topographic map represent?
Relief and main human activities as an inventory.
What does a thematic map represent?
A particular qualitative or quantitative phenomenon.
What is the main difference between topographic and thematic maps?
Topographic maps inventory relief and activities; thematic maps show specific phenomena.
What is the modern aim of maps?
To understand and explain complex phenomena by emphasizing relationships.
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