Cartography MSc - Curriculum

Subject: Thematic cartography 2
Code: ITM-TK2
Credits: 1+2
Type of the course Lecture Practical Consultation
Credits 1 3  
Hourss/week 1 2  
Testing Exam Practical  
Topics

Theory:
Compilation errors of thematic maps
Interpretation errors of thematic maps
Poor sources of thematic maps
Thematic maps in communication
Thematic maps in auxiliary sciences
Relationship between the graphical symbol and thematic representation

Practice
Preparation of a thematic map in a given or chosen topic such as
The environmental status of  the Balaton resort area
Environmental characteristics of the Ráckevei resort area
Parliamentary elections in Hungary
Geoparks in Hungary
UNESCO world heritage sites in Hungary
Changes in the health conditions in Hungary
History of the European Union

Literature
  • Klinghammer−Papp-Váry: Tematikus kartográfia. Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest 1975
  • Klinghammer−Papp-Váry: Földünk tükre a térkép. Gondolat, Budapest, 1983
  • Klinghammer−Pápay−Török: Kartográfiatörténet. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó, Budapest, 1995
Suggested literature
  • B. Dent: Principles of Thematic Map Design. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1985
  • Monkhouse−H. Wilkinson: Maps and Diagrams. Methuen & Co., London, 1981
  • A. Robinson−J. Morrison−P. Muehrcke: Elements of Cartography. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 1984
  • Klinghammer: A kartográfia kialakulása napjainkig (Tudománytörténeti áttekintés a kezdetektől a digitális tematikus térképek szerkesztéséig), ELTE, 1991

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