Map Reading Maps are the basic tools of geography. They enable us to depict spatial phenomenon on paper. There are conventions used in cartography which allow a map to be read efficiently and quickly. It is a reference document dealing with map reading and land navigation.

It only provides a general overview on the subjects of maps and map reading.
The most important consideration in map reading, land navigation is that it is not an end in itself. Any map is a means of communicating structured information to the map user and it remains for the map user to select and interpret the particular information required for the purpose in hand.

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