Maps and Measurement
| AUTHOR | Cooke, Tim |
| PUBLISHER | Gareth Stevens Publishing (01/16/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
This book examines practical mapmaking. Readers will be fascinated with projection, which is the way in which mapmakers reproduce the Earth's three-dimensional features on flat paper. They'll learn how positions are fixed through coordinates of latitude and longitude.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781433935046
ISBN-10:
143393504X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
48
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
8.20 x 0.30 x 10.20 inches
Weight:
0.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Travel
Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work/Are Made
Grade Level:
6th Grade
- 8th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 5
Dewey Decimal:
912.014
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009037276
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This book examines practical mapmaking. Readers will be fascinated with projection, which is the way in which mapmakers reproduce the Earth's three-dimensional features on flat paper. They'll learn how positions are fixed through coordinates of latitude and longitude.
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