"map the area" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to the activity of creating a visual representation of a geographic area. For example: "We need to map the area so that we can more easily identify the sites of interest."
Elkins's idea was to map the area with lidar and perhaps reveal the White City.
One wee mistake on the map: the area marked as the "Loanlands" is actually the "Southern Hard-up Lands".
Dangerous knowledge is acquired when a man named Quill comes to map the area: the fall ensues, and only expulsion can follow.
Surveying teams would walk the perimeter of the affected area and map the area with compass, GPS and laser finders to measure the distance and define the boundaries.
Distance 3½ miles Start National Trust car park at Warren, grid ref: SX541465 National Trust downloadable route and map The area around Noss Mayo and Newton Ferres has some spectacular walks, this is one of my personal favourites.
In the city's latest map, the area stretches from midway between Madison and Fifth Avenues to sections of Third and Second Avenues, and north from 39th Street to a stretch of 57th Street.
Using satellite imagery, researchers could map the areas of coral covered by plumes of sediment released by the dredging process.
This same information can be used to map the areas affected in a more acute way by drought or famine.
Map the areas that experienced the crisis, and then make a collage of news reports that focus specifically on the Canadian response to the blackout.
Interdisciplinary Connections: Geography- Map the areas of each U.S. state and Canadian province affected by the August 2003 blackout, and then research the approximate populations of these regions.
For example, in a 3D environment the point-oriented method gives a much better illustration (compare Fig. 3), whereas in a 2D environment, such as a map, the area-oriented method is much more appropriate as it provides an aerial overview (compare Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5).
