Concept information
Preferred term
topographic map
Definition
- A topographic map depicts the geographic variation of height and shape over the surface of the earth. Displaying information about the surface of the earth's three dimensions, or topography, with a flat twodimensional map is a challenge. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Topographic Map]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/topographic_map
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