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Which of the following best defines cartography?
Which of the following best defines cartography?
- The technology of making maps at any scale
- The process of mapping celestial bodies
- The art of making maps as scientific documents (correct)
- The study of maps as works of art
What does the International Cartographic Association define cartography as?
What does the International Cartographic Association define cartography as?
- The creation and use of maps
- The conception, production, dissemination, and study of maps (correct)
- The study of maps as scientific documents
- The science and technology of making maps
What is a map?
What is a map?
- An abstraction of reality for analyzing and communicating information about physical and social phenomena (correct)
- A representation of the earth or any celestial body at any scale
- A document used for travel and war purposes
- A 3D model of the earth's surface
What were some early forms of cartography?
What were some early forms of cartography?
What does cartography include?
What does cartography include?
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