maps: the art of a science\nthe history of civilization has been illustrated by maps—maps that depict…

maps: the art of a science\nthe history of civilization has been illustrated by maps—maps that depict battles, scientific phenomena, and discoveries of new land throughout history. these maps can vary in numerous ways. for instance, by modern convention—and for no scientific reason—modern maps are usually oriented with north at the top. but al idrisis 1154 world map shows the arabian peninsula in the top center of the map, with south at the top. different societies in different parts of the world literally have different perspectives, which result from differences in physical geography, language, religion, cultural values and traditions, and history.\nwhat is the main focus of the text?\nthe history of cartography and how it has recently become an art and a science\nthe most common purposes that maps have\nsome ways in which maps vary and why they vary

maps: the art of a science\nthe history of civilization has been illustrated by maps—maps that depict battles, scientific phenomena, and discoveries of new land throughout history. these maps can vary in numerous ways. for instance, by modern convention—and for no scientific reason—modern maps are usually oriented with north at the top. but al idrisis 1154 world map shows the arabian peninsula in the top center of the map, with south at the top. different societies in different parts of the world literally have different perspectives, which result from differences in physical geography, language, religion, cultural values and traditions, and history.\nwhat is the main focus of the text?\nthe history of cartography and how it has recently become an art and a science\nthe most common purposes that maps have\nsome ways in which maps vary and why they vary

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The text first mentions how maps illustrate the history of civilization and then gives examples of how maps vary (orientation - north at top in modern maps vs south at top in Al Idrisi's map). It also states that different perspectives in maps result from differences in physical geography, language, religion, cultural values and traditions, and history. So it focuses on ways maps vary and reasons for the variation.

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some ways in which maps vary and why they vary