CHAPTER4

MapSymbols
Lookingatsomeexamples..

TypesofMapSymbols

Culturesymbolsrepresentworksofpeople.See
Figure41.
ExamplesofCulturesymbols:Roads,
Buildings,Structures,Railroads
Usuallyblackonacoloredmap.
Linetype,color,andweightvariesdependingon
thetypeandscaleofthemap.
Locate5differentexamplesofCulturesymbolson
yourmap.

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TypesofMapSymbols

Reliefsymbolsareusedtoshowthecharacteristics
oftheland.SeeFigure41.
Examples:Contourlines,shading,landforms
(mountains,depressions)pg.94
Contourlinesidentifyelevationoftopographyabove
sealevelinfeet.Usuallydrawnasthinklines,with
everyfifthlinedrawnthickerandbrokensomewhereto
inserttheelevationnumber.Usuallybrownona
coloredmap.
Patternsidentifyspecificlandfeatures.
Findanexampleonyourmapofarelief.

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TypesofMapSymbols

Watersymbolsareusedtoshowwaterfeatures.See
Figure41.pg.95
Usuallyblueonacoloredmap.
Labeledonamapusinguppercaseslantedletters.
Find2typesofwatersymbolsonyourmap.

Vegetationsymbolsareusedtoshowplantlife.See
Figure41.
Usuallygreenonacoloredmap.
Vegetationplantedbypeoplemayberepresentedasculture
symbolsonsomemaps.
Find3differentvegetationsymbolsonyourmap.

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TypesofMapSymbols

Governmentalmapsymbols:

Federal,Provincial,MunicipalOffices
National,Provincial,MunicipalParks
Provincial,FederalHighways
CanadaPost
NationalDefense

PrivateIndustrysymbols:

Hydro,Telephone,ShoppingMallsetc.

Find1Privateand1IndustrySymbol.

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SpecialMapSymbols

Beyondstandardsymbols,including:

Veryspecificapplications
3dimensional(3D)symbols

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SpecialMapSymbols

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SpecialMapSymbols

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DrawingMapSymbolswithCADD

CADDtoolsenhanceyourabilitytoquickly
andaccuratelycreateandplacesymbols.
CADDsymbolscanbecreatedusingspecific
andcustomlinestyles.
CADDsymbolsareaddedtoadrawingusing
applicationspecifictechniques.

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CreatingCADDMapSymbols

Symbolsareoftenmadeintoblocksorcellswhichcan
bestored,modified,andinsertedatanytime,andin
differentdrawings.
SymbollibrariesseparatefilesthatcontainCADD
symbols.

Allowforeffectiveorganizationandinsertionofmap
symbols.
Canbecustomized.
Oftenavailablefromgovernmentorprivateorganizations.

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FurtherReading:
ReliefRepresentation:
http://www.gitta.info/TopoCart/en/ht
ml/ContTopo_learningObject2.html
MapSymbols:
http://geokov.com/education/topo
mapsymbolslegend.aspx

Chapter4Activities

Chapter4Test
Chapter4Problems

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