Maps

The word MAP comes from the Latin word, "mappa", and means napkin, cloth, or sheet. A cartographer is someone who creates maps.

There are different types of maps;

Topographic (a basic type of map that shows the natural and artificial features of an area. It also shows the borders of towns, states, or countries)

Special purpose (Navigational and Avaition maps are used by Pilots and Ship Captains)

Relief (are 3D maps made out of clay or plastic)

Political (Show the divides between different countries)

Geologic (shows land use, rainfall, population, and other kinds of scientific data)

The first map to represent the known world was created by Anaximander, a Greek philosopher, in the 6th century B.C.

In 1507 Martin Waldseemuller, a German cartographer, was the first to add the Americas to a map he created.