Studying, creating and designing of maps are defined through the method cartography. Maps convey geographic information about a place and can be useful in understanding topography, weather, and culture, depending upon the type of map. Early forms of cartography were practiced on clay tablets and cave walls. Today, maps can show a plethora of information. It was the Greek civilization, the one that helped to develop enormously the understanding of cartography as an important science for the society in general. Ptolemy, Herodotus, Anaximander, Eratosthenes, all had tremendous influence on western earth sciences, including geography. Technology called Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allows maps to be made relatively easily with computers. Some of the earliest known maps date back to 16,500 BCE and show the night sky rather than the Earth. Ancient cave paintings and rock carvings also depict landscape features like hills and mountains.

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