China and 8 directions ()

The orientation and orientation of the map of China are generally the same as other maps, and they are marked in the way of going up north and down south, and doing west, right and east. Occasionally, in some cases, such as being influenced by the projection deformation of some maps, or making maps with bird's-eye view in different directions, the true north direction of such China maps may not be above the map.

On the map, the north-south direction is along the meridian, and the east-west direction is along the latitude. According to the indication of the icon arrow on the map, the direction of the general arrow is north. At the pole, all directions are the same. If you are at the South Pole, all directions are north. If you are in the North Pole and all directions are south, you can also determine the direction according to the position of the direct point of the sun and the shadow of the object. According to the direction of the earth's movement, the earth rotates from west to east when viewed from above the North Pole.

Extended data:

The map of China can be classified according to the content of the representation, which can usually be divided into several types:

Administrative map of China: a map representing chinese administrative division, which is generally represented by the method of adding mass to the boundary line. The most common administrative map in Upper China is the map of provinces, and occasionally you can see the map of China, which is divided into prefecture-level or county-level administrative divisions.

Topographic map of China: A map showing the topography of China. Generally expressed by contour lines and layered coloring, but also by shading and layered coloring.

Thematic Map of Physical Geography of China: A map showing the distribution of one or more physical geographical elements in China. For example, the geological map of China, the climate zone distribution map of China and the annual precipitation distribution map of China.

Thematic map of China's human geography: a map showing the distribution of one or more human geography elements in China. For example, the traffic map of China, the economic composition map of China provinces, the population density map of China provinces, and the distribution map of ethnic minorities in China.

China satellite image map: A map with China satellite image as the geographical base map and appropriate map symbols and notes to represent the geographical elements in China.