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This series of clips explores how to read traditional Ordnance Survey maps. The map reading skills covered by presenter Joe Crowley include: contour lines, co-ordinates, eastings and northings ...

This clip demonstrates how to use the scale of a map to calculate distance. JOE CROWLEY: Because maps are drawn to scale they’re perfect for working out the exact distance between two features ...

The award-winning map designer has just released The Essential Geography of the Sea to Sky, a richly detailed map that shows ...

Maps help illuminate the relationships among ... In particular, they can show the importance of geography: the physical and cultural environments that influenced the music, from European capitals ...