
ERIC Number: EJ374171
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Publication Date: 1988
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Computer Generated 3-D Maps: Models for Learning Contour Map Reading.
Buckler, William R.
Journal of Geography, v87 n2 p49-58 Mar-Apr 1988
The purpose of this paper is to promote a better understanding of contour map lines and the mental visualization of the topographic forms that they represent by detailing 17 principles of contour map reading and illustrating them with computer-generated, three-dimensional maps. (Author/BSR)
Descriptors: Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Map Skills, Maps
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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