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What are the different parts of a map?

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What are the different parts of a map?

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  1. There's the land part of the map, interlocked by the ocean part of the map. Also include the lines of latitude, like the equator, and longitude, like the international date line. It is divided into the northern, southern hemispheres, divided by the equator, and the eastern and western hemispheres, divided by the prime meridian. Take note of the cities and other important places denoted by various symbols, and finally the legend and the scale of the distances.


  2. ur question is not very clear.  from what i gather is your question, the answer is -

    there is a key

    there are lines (longitudes/latitudes)

    there isthe topography etc

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  3. 1) Maps are one of the most important tools on Earth. They help us find places. They show us Earth's mountains and oceans. To read a map, you need to understand its different parts.

    2) Maps are paper diagrams of the Earth's surface. The first part of a map you need to know is its title. The title tells you what the map is showing. A map of the streets in your town would have your town's name as its title. A compass rose helps you to find direction. Although it is not a flower, it is still important. A simple compass rose may look like a plus sign with arrows. At the ends of the arrows the four cardinal directions would be listed. They are north, south, east, and west. The top arrow would point to the top of the map, which is north. The bottom arrow points south to the bottom of the map.

    3 ) The next important part of the map is the symbols. Maps show a smaller picture of the Earth's surface. You can't draw a life-size mountain on a small piece of paper. That is why cartographers use small pictures. Symbols are the points, lines, and patterns that are listed in the map key. The key is a box located in one of the bottom corners of the map. Symbols have different colors depending on the physical feature the drawing represents. For example, water features like rivers, lakes, and oceans are colored blue. Trees, woods, orchards, and shrubs are usually colored green. Red is used for important roads. What about buildings and mountains? Well, buildings are colored black, and mountains and hills are colored brown.


  4. Front and back.

  5. Map Elements or Parts of a Map

    Title,

    Legend/Key,

    Scale and Production Data (including Date),

    Direction and

    Neat Line

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