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What are 2 types of map?
Different Types of Maps There are two main types of maps – political maps and physical maps. Physical maps show the shape of the land – hills, lakes, forests, the coast and so on. Political maps show how the land is used by people – counties, provinces, countries, town boundaries, etc.
What is map classification?
Maps may be classified according to scale, content, or derivation. The latter refers to whether a map represents an original survey or has been derived from other maps or source data. Producing agencies, technical committees, and international organizations have variously classed maps as large, medium, or small scale.
What’s the difference between a map and a reference number?
Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. For example, on a 1:100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground. Map scale is often confused or interpreted incorrectly, perhaps because the smaller the map scale, the larger the reference number and vice versa.
Which is the best description of a physical map?
Physical Map A physical map is one which shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes. The physical features are usually shown in different colors.
What do the different symbols on a map mean?
On maps different symbols represent different things, for example black dots represent cities, circled stars represent capitals. Different types of lines represent roads, highways and railways. Trees and forests are depicted in green, mountains in brown and rivers and lakes in blue.
What do you call a person who makes a map?
person who makes maps of planets, moons, or other celestial bodies besides Earth. astronomer. Noun. person who studies space and the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere. bar scale. Noun. tool for measuring distance on a map. basin. Noun. a dip or depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor. blind. Adjective.