University of Madras - Syllabus of Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography, Tourism and Travel Mangement - Paper X - Elements of Cartography
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOGRAPHY TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
SYLLABUS
Paper X - Elements of Cartography
Duration: 3hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4
(90 hrs)
1. Introduction - Nature- Development and Technology- Scales- Types of maps - Earth as a problem.
2. Direction-coordinates-projection-types-user choices
3. Compilation and Generalisation-procedure-physical and cultural details.
4. Principles of map design - lettering-symbolisation - geographical names.
5. Reproduction of maps - Duplication-printing.
Reference:
1. A.H. Robinson, Randall D.Sale-1984-Elements of Cartography-John Wiley & Sons - New York.
2. R.P. Misra & A.Ramesh-1989- Fundamentals of Cartography- Concept PublishinE Company-New Delhi.