The map shows some of the groundwork laid by the Nazis to convince the German public opinion that it was the Czechoslovak side that was responsible for the ‘threat’, indicating that the range of Czechoslovak bomber planes include most of Germany’s territory. It’s subtitled: “Ein Kleinstaat bedroht Deutschland” (’A small state threatens Germany’).
Hypsometric colors are most common in topographic maps at small scales, either applied as continuous gradients or intervals. The cartographer has to choose the number of different color classes, their limiting contour lines and the colors.
Normally, a permanent monument, or marker, is placed at each section corner. Monuments are also placed at quarter-section corners and at other important points, such as the corners of government lots. Today permanent monuments are usually inscribed tablets set on iron rods or in concrete. The original PLSS surveys were often marked by wooden stakes or posts, marked trees, pits, or piles of rock, or other less-permanent markers.
Deriving from the French cadastre and originally from the Greek Katastikhon and defines the extent, value and ownership of land for taxation purposes. English Common Law System of conveyancing which used a deed to establish proof of title or ownership to a parcel of land. No guarantee of ownership by the State as there was no statutory requirement to register deeds or plans of subdivision prior to 1961.
Thematic maps show distribution of a single attribute (characteristic) or the relationship between several attributes. Thematic maps can cover a variety of characteristics from soil types to population densities... (Above) 1990 Population Distribution in the United States
