What is the difference between an atlas map an a topographical map?

Answer 1

An atlas map shows landmarks and major built features such as roads, cities, mountains, lakes and other information. Topographical maps generally simplify this information to make room to add isoelevation lines - thin lines marking areas that are the same elevation about sea level. An atlas map can show you how to drive from one city to the next; a topographical map will show you all the major hills, valleys and curvatures of the ground along the way.

Answer 2

An atlas map typically shows political boundaries, cities, and major roads, providing a general overview of a region or country. In contrast, a topographical map shows detailed terrain features such as elevation, contour lines, and landforms, making it useful for activities like hiking, camping, and land navigation.

Answer 3

The topography of an area can also mean the surface shape and features themselves.

A contour line (also isoline or isarithm) of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value.

Answer 4

• GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a navigational aid system developed by the US Military, funded by US taxpayers, and maintained by the US Air Force. It consists of 3 components: 30 orbiting satellites (24 active, 6 spares) containing precision atomic clocks and transmitting coded information, US Air Force ground stations that monitor and manage the satellites and send corrections to them as needed, and user receiversthat pick up the signals transmitted by the satellites and compute latitude/longitude and display the resulting information in a format most helpful for that type of user.
• Cartography is the science or practice of drawing maps.

Answer 5

A topographic map is a map of the topography of the land. A satellite map is a map taken from a satellite.

Answer 6

To put it as acurately and silly as possible:

Topography is what you stand on

Cartography is the art of making maps about what you stand on.

Answer 7

A topographic map is the land topography map. A satellite map is a map taken from a satellite.

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Answer 8

Topographical maps it is too general in showing features. But altas maps it shows features in a simple way.

Answer 9

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