Why maps are made

# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- identify some of the important characteristics of maps in relation to their value to social science
- recognise and give examples of how maps can influence our “view” of the world
- describe the relationship between data and space as represented on a map.

OpenLearn - Why maps are made
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