shaded-relief map
1Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/Creating shaded relief (GRASS, 3DEM) — See also: Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/Optimizing shaded relief using GIMP (old) The object of this tutorial is to create (composite) relief shadows resulting from a digital elevation model (DEM) created using the programs 3DEM or GRASS GIS.… …
2Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …
3map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …
4MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …
5Cartographic relief depiction — Terrain or relief is an essential aspect of physical geography, and as such its portrayal presents a central problem in cartography, and more recently GIS and 3D Visualization.The most obvious way to depict relief is to imitate it at scale, as in …
6Hachure map — Hachures are an older mode of representing relief. They show orientation of slope, and by their thickness and overall density they provide a general sense of steepness. Being non numeric, they are less useful to a scientific survey than contours …
7Topographic map — A topographic map with contour lines …
8Choropleth map — The US Presidential Election of 2004, visualised using a choropleth map A choropleth map (Greek χώρος + πληθαίν:, ( area/region + multiply ) is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the… …
9Geography of Paraguay — Shaded relief map of Paraguay …
10Geography of Venezuela — Map of Venezuela Shaded relief map of Venezuela …
