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What Is The Purpose Of Cartography?

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What Is The Purpose Of Cartography? Cartography helps us understand our place in the world, analyze positional relationships, and reflect on geography’s effect on our daily lives. It’s important to note that cartography deals in representations of the world: representations shaped by the purpose of the map and intentions of the map maker. What is

How Did Cartography Help Exploration?

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How Did Cartography Help Exploration? Cartography developed further in Europe during the Age of Exploration as cartographers, merchants, and explorers created maps showing the new areas of the world that they visited. The cartographers also developed detailed nautical charts and maps that were used for navigation. How did cartography make exploration easier? Maps made new