Week 4: Cartography I

Question 1

What is cartography

Answer 1

The art, science and technology of making maps

Question 2

5 Steps of creating a usuable public map

Answer 2

1. Map design
2. Map composition
3. Map symbology
   - graphical variables
4. Map generalisation
5. Putting it all together

Question 3

The figure ground phenomenon

Answer 3

Perception organizes map into clear focus entities (figure) and periphery (ground)