Importance of the Political Map

A traditional but always changing way of seeing reality: the political map.- In the field of mapping, various types of maps are produced to diagram different types of knowledge and thus make them visually understandable. One of the most important elements to know today is the division policy of the territories of the entire planet and even within each country or independent territory, and coincidentally this is a of the information that varies the most historically, unlike the data that a physical map or climates.

This variability of the information that a political map gives us is directly related to the fact that such data is artificially created by the human being, are a result of decisions that could sometimes even be considered arbitrary and therefore are easily transformable over time. It is because of this that political maps are important elements to constantly make.

What is a political map about? understanding them better

A political map is a cartographic, visual element, which is made to contain the data of the limits or borders of certain regions. The exposure of these data can be approximate or specific depending on the size of the map, its accuracy or the use it is given. School maps tend to be approximate while maps used in professional activities tend to be much more specific.

The political division of a territory can be carried out artificially or with the recognition of natural sites such as rivers, mountains or other elements that can serve as a division between two territories. Many times these divisions or delimitations can be transformed according to the changes that can be established between the regions, either by conquest or by agreements.

The importance of a political map

As noted above, the relevance that a political map has is directly linked to the fact to be able to better know the surface and extension of a territory, for example a country or a province or state.

Knowing these data, States and governments have an exact definition of the territories to govern and over which they exercise sovereignty. The political maps are then a fundamental element to know this, to recognize the limits, the natural resources and also the internal division of the same territory. Each country must have its well-defined political limits, in addition, to be able to be accepted sovereignly by the other independent territories of the planet.

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