Minor formatting on the markdown styling

Author: kant

README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Source code is included in the geos-3.3.3 directory.
 
 * On linux, if your python was installed via a package management system, make
 sure the corresponding "python-dev" package is also installed.  Otherwise, you
-may not have the python header (Python.h), which is required to build python
+may not have the python header (`Python.h`), which is required to build python
 C extensions.
 
 ### Optional
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ PIL should work on Python 2.x.  Pillow is a maintained fork of PIL.
 
 ## Copyright
 
-source code for the GEOS library is
-included in the 'geos-3.3.3' directory under the terms given in
+Source code for the GEOS library is
+included in the `geos-3.3.3` directory under the terms given in
 LICENSE_geos.
 
-the land-sea mask, coastline, lake, river and political boundary data are extracted
+The land-sea mask, coastline, lake, river and political boundary data are extracted
 from datasets provided with the [Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)](http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu)
 and are included under the terms given in LICENSE_data.
 
-Everything else (including src/_geos.c, and src/_geos.pyx):
+Everything else (including `src/_geos.c`, and `src/_geos.pyx`):
 
 copyright (c) 2011 by Jeffrey Whitaker.
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 see http://matplotlib.github.com/basemap/
 
-see scripts in 'examples' directory for example usage.
+see scripts in `examples` directory for example usage.
 
 read the FAQ and/or email the matplotlib-users mailing list if 
 you have problems or questions.
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ you have problems or questions.
 
 0. Install pre-requisite python modules numpy and matplotlib.
 
-1. Then download basemap-X.Y.Z.tar.gz (approx 100 mb) from
+1. Then download `basemap-X.Y.Z.tar.gz` (approx 100 mb) from
 the [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/matplotlib/basemap/releases) page, unpack and cd to basemap-X.Y.Z.
 
 2. Install the GEOS library.  If you already have it on your
-system, just set the environment variable GEOS_DIR to point to the location 
-of libgeos_c and geos_c.h (if libgeos_c is in /usr/local/lib and
-geos_c.h is in /usr/local/include, set GEOS_DIR to /usr/local).
+system, just set the environment variable `GEOS_DIR` to point to the location 
+of libgeos_c and geos_c.h (if libgeos_c is in `/usr/local/lib` and
+geos_c.h is in `/usr/local/include`, set GEOS_DIR to `/usr/local`).
 Then go to step (3).  If you don't have it, you can build it from
 the source code included with basemap by following these steps:
 
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ the source code included with basemap by following these steps:
 	```
 
 3. cd back to the top level basemap directory (basemap-X.Y.Z) and
-run the usual 'python setup.py install'.  Check your installation
+run the usual `python setup.py install`.  Check your installation
 by running "from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap" at the python
 prompt.
 
-4. To test, cd to the examples directory and run 'python simpletest.py'.
+4. To test, cd to the examples directory and run `python simpletest.py`.
 To run all the examples (except those that have extra dependencies
-or require an internet connection), execute 'python run_all.py'.
+or require an internet connection), execute `python run_all.py`.
 
 ## Contact