Contents Foreword vii Preface ix 1.Globes and Maps1 2.Map Scales8 3.Measurement of Distances and Areas on Maps 25 4.Enlargement and Reduction of Maps 33 5.Map Projections 46 6.Cylindrical Map Projections 52 7.Conical Map Projections 63 8.Zenithal Map Projections 83 9.Conventional Map Projections96 10.Identification and Choice of Map Projections 103 11.Surveying 110 12.Representation of Relief Features 155 13.Representation of Relief by Contours163 14.Profile, Slope and Intervisibility 171 15.Interpretation of Topographical Maps 178 16.Statistical Diagrams 191 17.Line-Graph 223 18.Cartographic Symbols239 19.Distribution Maps 248 20.Determination of Class-Interval 270 21.Representation of Population, Agricultural, Industrial and Transport Data 288 22.Weather Maps 312 23.Determination of True North 338 24.Bearings 346 25.Elementary Statistical Techniques 353 Select Bibliography364 Index 365