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[[Image:Peru_rel_06.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A map of [[Peru]]]]
[[Image:Peru_rel_06.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A map of [[Peru]]]]
A '''map''' is an object, usually an image, which represents a given area of [[terrain]]. Maps give information about distances and [[topography]] in a given area, and often contain place [[name]]s and the borders between [[country|countries]] and [[state]]s.
A '''map''' is an object, usually an image, which represents a given area of [[terrain]]. Maps give information about distances and [[topography]] in a given area, and often contain place [[name]]s and the borders between [[country|countries]] and [[state]]s. There are more or less standardized methods of marking locations, roads and landmarks on maps.<ref>Ordnance Survey, [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/pdf/25knewEGMlegend.pdf Explorer Map Symbols]; Swisstopo, [http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/internet/swisstopo/en/home/products/maps/leisure/hiking.parsysrelated1.96279.downloadList.81398.DownloadFile.tmp/symbolsen.pdf Conventional Signs]; United States Geological Survey, [http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/symbols/ Topographic Map Symbols].</ref>
Maps are one of the two most essential pieces of navigation gear that one should carry, the other being a [[compass]]. [[GPS]] devices and [[cell phone]]s with [[Google]] maps may breakdown or run out of [[battery|batteries]] during an [[emergency]], [[disaster]] or a [[Post Apocalyptic World]] - [[SHTF]] - [[TEOTWAWKI]] event. Also the sun isn't always shining, and it takes a great deal of time and effort to learn to stellar navigation, however a map and compass will continue to work until your break or lose them.
==Types of Map==
There are many different kinds of map to use. They can be simple, detailed, geologically oriented, topographical and so on. The type of map you choose will have a significant effect on how you navigate, so choose carefully.
==See Also==
* [[Orienteering]]
* [[Geocaching]]
* [[GPS]]
* [[Survivalist retreat|Bugout via Map]]
* [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalism]]
==References==
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==Bibliography==
* David Buisseret, ed., ''Monarchs, Ministers and Maps: The Emergence of Cartography as a Tool of Government in Early Modern Europe.'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992, ISBN 0-226-07987-2
* O'Connor, J.J. and E.F. Robertson, ''[http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Cartography.html The History of Cartography]''. Scotland : St. Andrews University, 2002.
==External Links==
* https://maps.google.com
* [http://www.icaci.org/ International Cartographic Association (ICA)], the world body for mapping and GIScience professionals
* [http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmilltoc.html Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide], by the staff of the U.S. [[Library of Congress]].
* [http://fax.libs.uga.edu/hmaps/ Historical Maps from the Hargrett Library Collection] (University of Georgia) - browse over 1000 maps from as early as 1544. DjVu format; requires free plugin or JAVA
* [http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/ The History of Cartography Project] at the University of Wisconsin, a comprehensive research project in the history of maps and mapping
* [http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/ Mapping History Project] - [[University of Oregon]]
* [http://www.nypl.org/news/treasures/index.cfm?vidid=3 Mapping the World] The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division at The New York Public Library
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Maps Online map collections] at the [[Library of Congress]]
* [http://gallica.bnf.fr/html/editorial/cartes Online map collections] at the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]]
* [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/maps/index.html= Maps Department] at [[The British Library]]
* [http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/gettdigital/maps/stuckenberg_maps.htm John H.W. Stuckenberg Map Digital Collection at Gettysburg College]
* [http://www.terralibrary.com/ Terra Library: Geography Research Assistant]
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