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Table 6.2 Cartographic contents proposed by Almeida et al. ( 1997 )
Book 2
Cartographic subjects
Knowledge relating to spatial representation
Scale
Conservation of measurement
Conservation of distance
Proportional areas
Cartographic projections
Projection of sphere in the plane
Notions of circumference
Concept of angle
Notions of parallelism and perpendicularity
Parallels and meridians
Topography
Orthogonal projection
Planning of geometric solids
Notion of plane and curves
Perpendicularity between straight lines and planes
Landforms
Contour line
Projection in the plane
Conservation of a point of view
Orthogonal projection from a vertical point of view
Symbolisation
Book 3
Cartographic subjects
Knowledge relating to spatial representation
Localisation
Location references on the globe: west-east and
north-south directions
Orientation
Location and geographical orientations: parallels
and meridians
Coordinates
Angle measurement
Scale
Notion of proportion
Metric system
Conservation of distance and measurement
Calculation of distance
Topographical representation
Contour line
Topographical outline
Orthogonal projection from a vertical point of view
Classification and connection between classes
Relation between numerical and spatial proportions
Visual proportion and variable visual size
Visual order and variable visual value
Book 4
Cartographic subjects
Knowledge relating to spatial representation
Localisation
Geographical references on the globe
Orientation
Orientation in the world map
Coordinates
Geographical coordinates
Division of angles
Topographical representation
Ratio and proportion
Perpendicularity between straight lines and planes
Contour line
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