may this help you all regarding the graphic presentation of the earth.

1. GRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION
OF THE EARTH

2. Maps and globes are considered
the most valuable tools of
geography. They help us
greatly in studying the
world by showing the shapes and sizes of
countries, varied natural and cultural
features, locations and
patterns of
distribution over the Earth’s
surface.

3. Maps

4. A map is a graphical representation of all
or part of the Earth on a flat surface.
Maps are very useful to geographers as well
as to other people. They present certain
information about the world we live in. They
can show some patterns of distribution,
such as population, rainfall, food production
and settlements. They show the sizes,
shapes,
directions and exact locations of countries,
and etc.

5. USES AND
KINDS OF
MAPS
1.Road maps
2.Weather maps
3.Demographic maps

6. Cartography

7. One of the earliest known maps was drawn on a clay tablet
showing an area in
Mesopotamia dating back about 4,000 years ago.
Cartography or mapmaking is believed to have originated
from the ancient Greek. Because of their speculation about
the size and shape of the Earth which was later proven to be
correct, they were able to develop the grid system or network
of lines of latitude and longitude on a world map.
Eratosthenes, a Greek scholar,
speculated on the size of the Earth utilizing mathematics.

8. Clauduis Ptolemy
a well-known Greek cartographer and astronomer, produced a geography b
containing maps and valuable information of some 8,000 places.

9. Later, more maps were made available
through the art of printing.

10. Later the development of cartography was
further enhanced by the extensive use of air
photography, color printing, lithography, and
computers in mapping. In navigating, and air
traveling.

11. The people who make maps are called cartograph

12. Map projection is an orderly arrangement of meridians
and parallels on which one draws a map.

13. The Mercator projection shows the true or
correct shapes of the areas on Earth.

14. Equal Area Projection shows the area of a plane corr
The proportion of an area is correctly shown in this kin
of map.

15. Gnomonic Projection shows the true directions.
This is the map used by pilots. This is used to find o
the shortest way or the air route between two places

16. Kinds of Maps
General Reference Maps
These are simple maps showing important physical
(natural and man-made) features in an area. They usually have a primary purp
of summarizing the landscape to aid discovery of locations. They are usually e
read and understand. Most of the early mapping of the Earth falls into this grou
As a general rule, General Reference Maps would only show relief in a stylized
manner. Street and tourist maps are good examples of general reference maps

17. Special Purpose or Thematic Maps
is a type of map especially designed to show a particular theme connected
with a specific geographic area. These maps "can portray physical, social,
political, cultural, economic, sociological, agricultural, or any other aspects
of a city, state, region, nation, or continent".

18. Basic Elements
of a Map

23. Globe
a spherical or rounded object that
represents the earth.