This document provides an overview of map literacy and the key elements of maps. It discusses the mapping process, major map elements like the title, scale, legend, and marginal information. It also covers other map elements such as location maps, grid lines, neat lines, and contour lines. The document differentiates between analogue and digital maps and provides examples of different map types like political, topographical, thematic, and land use maps. It concludes with a discussion of common color compositions used in maps.

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Map & Map Literacy
Madan Acharya
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A graphical representation of ground reality
Maps: Not a reality in itself
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Map
के कह ाँ अवस्थित छ?

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Mapping Process
 Be clear on the objective
 Area of interest
 Look for datasets -primary, secondary
 Which method ?
 Mapping - technical work
 Dissemination
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1. Title
2. North Arrow
3. Scale
4. Legend
5. Marginal Information
Major elements of a Map
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1. Map Title
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2. North Arrow
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3. Map Scale
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1. In words (One cm = One km)
2. Representative fraction. (RF)
1:10,000 to Large Scale
1:50,000 Small Scale
0 40 8020 Meters
3. Linear scale - scaled ruler.
Map Scale Representation
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Large-scale
Small-scale

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Legend represents the meaning
of the colors and symbols used in
a map.
Legend
M Police Station
Ward Boundary
ù Temple
School
ÆP Health Center
4 Campus
Major Road
Minor Road
River
Pond
Index Contour
Intermediate Contour
Cultivation
Forest
Settlement
4. Legend
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5. Marginal Information
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Other elements of a Map
1. Location Map
2. Grid Line
3. Neat Line
4. Data Frame
5. Contour Lines
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Location Map
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Grid Lines
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• Find ‘02 easting’ first.
• Find ‘01 northing’ second.
01 02 03
03
02
01
00
Find your position
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Neat line
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Data frame
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• A contour is a line
that joins points of
equal elevation
• Contour interval is
the vertical distance
between contour
lines
• See legend for
contour interval
Contour lines
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• Contour lines close together show
steep slopes
• Contour lines far apart show gentle
slopes
• Contour lines evenly spaced show
uniform slope
Contour Patterns…
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Types of mapTypes of map
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 Rigid form of map where message is conveyed by
virtue of symbology.
 Measurable but not interactive.
 They are always projected.
 Difficult to integrate with other data.
 Maps in a digital media.
 Interactive options according to
map objective.
 Maps can be in both 2D and 3D format.
 Easy integration with other data.
Analogue Maps Digital Maps
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 Usually colored by
country or by state.
 Political colors make it
easy to compare size,
shape, and location
1. Political Map
 Information about the landscape, topography.
 Ground features (buildings, forests, roads,
rivers etc.) represented as map objects.
2. Topographical Map
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3. Thematic Map
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4. Cadastral Map 5. Satellite Map

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6. Street Network Map 7. Land Use Map
PC: City of Dublin
PC: City of Mandaluyong
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General Color Compositions
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Green Color……….(Vegetation)
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Yellow Color……….(Cultivation area)
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Blue Color……….(Hydrographical features)
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Red Color.......... (Man made
structures/hotspots/danger)
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