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CAT 156 — Introduction to Map Reading

BA BA Culture and Tourism · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of map reading in tourism. It involves the definition of a map; types of maps, functions of maps in geographical and tourism enquiry; directions and bearings; reading of tourist map of cities, identification of major tourism elements on a map etc. The measurement of distances and areas; methods of representing relief on maps and practical landform analysis will be studied.

Credits
2
Level
Level 100

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Course details from Culture and Tourism - Department of Geography & Rural Development.