GIS Homework # 1

1)

Source: Nationmaster.com
http://images.nationmaster.com/images/motw/middle_east_and_asia/s_korea_rel_95.jpg

This is a map for my country which is South Korea. From the map Korea an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states - North and South Korea.

The point of star is a National capital which is Seoul. Also, we can know a lot of lines, such as a red  lines for a car and black lines for a train. People can know many information such as road lines and locations of various cities from the map. I am interested in the map because of my country!!

2)

Source: Wikimedia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Daedongyeojido_1860.jpg

This is a old map for Korea which name is Daedongyeojido. This is a map of Korea the famed cartographer Kim Jeongho made in 1861. Based on a scientific survey of the land and reduced to a scale of one to 160,000, it is by far the most accurate and detailed map made during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). The map comprises 22 woodblock-printed panels, each covering an area of 32km east to west and 48km north to south. The panels unfold to form a complete map of Korea 3m wide and 7m long. With writing a dot on the road line every 10 miles, it indicates the distance. And it has a supplement explaining on the purpose of compilation and the principle of making this map. The outstanding feature of this map is the accuracy. This map had not only an old history of my country but also It was a first map for my country, so I am interested in the map!!

3)

Source: UCLA homepage

http://home.physics.ucla.edu/calendar/conferences/cmpd/

This is a map for my school which is UCLA. There are a lot of buildings in the map, so people can know locations of various buildings. Easy to find buildings from the map. Also, a lot of parking lots are there, so many visitors can find where to park easy from the map. Also, people can get a direction to go to the school because there are a lot of roads and its name. Besides, visitors can know structures of UCLA campus. The map is very helpful for everyone who want to visit the school.

4)

Source: Worldmapsonline

http://www.worldmapsonline.com/KP/kpextralargemaps.htm

This is a map for the United States. The map had various colors. For example, orange and brown colors are a desert area. A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Green is a is a fertile area with enough water to support trees and plants. Also, we can check a lot of rivers for blue lines in the map, and we can also notice various areas, such as a green belt, a mountainous, a forest area, higher places and lower places from various colors of the map. Besides, we can see various cities. This map is a very helpful for everyone because they can enjoy the prospect of the whole country, so I am interested in the map!!