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Andoh Benjamin
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EASC 310 (GEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS)
Write an account on the significance and uses of maps.
A map is a geological representation of the natural and artificial features of any part of the surface of the
earth, showing distributions, orientation, size, declinations of the features on a parchment paper, true to
scale.
Some significant uses of a map include;
Maps serve as Rainfall level maps
Rainfall level maps are climatic physical maps updated daily accessed from the national climatic
database, that show detailed rain patterns, forecasts, rivers, lakes, swamps and physical features impacted
by rainfall. They are easy to understand maps that show the changing amount of precipitation over time.
Maps can be used in Environmental Management
Environmental management Maps are GIS maps that are used in integration analysis modeling and
monitoring of population growth in countries, changes in landscapes, and other geospatial data for
planning, disaster response agricultural diversity forest conservation urban growth and transportation
development impact in affected areas.
Maps can also be used in determining Geothermal resources.
Geothermal resource maps are interactive maps that provide a huge amount of information about
geothermal energy used by geothermal prospectors. The information includes known geothermal resource
areas and exploration regions, the geothermal potential for enhanced geothermal systems, identified
hydrothermal sites, hot springs, and well analysis geothermal infrastructure, etc.They also include
information about. Volcanoes, Phanerozoic metamorphism, major lakes and rivers, political and
administrative boundaries, and many environmental features groundwater, wastewater, cooling tower
blowdown, wilderness areas and so on.
Maps are used to indicate Natural Resources.
Natural Resources maps are GIS maps that show natural resources including agriculture, forestry, coastal
management, and so on. They help monitor the natural resources used to help manage a wide ecological
system, vegetation, geological and soil analysis, land surface climatology, hydrology, and land cover
change.
Maps are also used in Environmental Management.
Environmental management Maps are GIS maps that are used in integration analysis modeling and
monitoring of population growth in countries, changes in landscapes, and other geospatial data for
planning, disaster response agricultural diversity forest conservation urban growth and transportation
development impact in affected areas.