The colours on the map are used to show altitude layers, for example, green between 0 and 200 metres, yellow from 200 to 500 metres, and brown above 500 metres.

A map that depicts a particular subject, for example, population density or wheat production using colours or symbols.

A map that has a combination of rectangular and diagonal folds so that on opening it resembles a star shape. It allows the map to open in a single action.

The relation of the size of a map to the actual size of its area on the ground expressed as a "representative fraction". For example 1:1,000,000 means one unit of length on the map represents one million such [...]

A map used to promote business, usually bearing a company name and logo.

The technique used by cartographers to turn the spherical surface of the earth to a flat plane in order to represent it on a flat piece of paper. There are hundreds of different projections; none can be an [...]

Shows countries in different colours with a colour palette of 5 or 6 colours.

A map which is especially drawn to enable the user to find a specific place, for example, an office or supermarket in a city.

A technique used to simulate the effect of oblique lighting on the landscape (like the light)

A system of x-y coordinates applied digitally to a map which enables any point on the map to be located automatically on calling up its coordinates. Alternatively clicking onto any point on the map will yield the coordinates [...]