GEOG 214 — Principles and Methods of Cartography
Geography and Resource Development · University of Ghana
The course is designed to introduce students to the principles and methods of map making and to equip them with the skills for interpreting the features on maps and extracting information from maps. The approach will include practical sessions on map interpretation and measurements and Computer assisted cartography. Students will also be introduced to the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a modern method of cartographic data collection.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- GEOG 211 — Introduction to Geographic Thought
- GEOG 212 — Geomorphological Processes and Landforms
- GEOG 213 — Introduction to Weather and Climate
- GEOG 321 — Soils and Biogeography
- GEOG 323 — Regional Geography of Africa (One region outside West Africa)
- GEOG 325 — Theory and Practice of Geography
- GEOG 327 — Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 331 — Arid Lands
- GEOG 111 — Introduction to Physical Geography
- GEOG 112 — Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG 322 — Introduction to Resource Analysis
- GEOG 324 — Regional Geography of West Africa, with Special Reference to Ghana
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).