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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in brief.
What is a legend or key?
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उत्तर
A legend or key is an essential feature of any map. It explains the colours, signs, and symbols used in the map. It uses different colours to show the height or depth of an area above or below sea level respectively. It is provided near the top or the bottom of the map, either on the left-hand or right-hand side.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer
This is not one of the five basic elements of a map
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
Explain why colours are used in maps?
Fill in the blank
Mountains, hills, rivers, etc. are ______features shown on a map
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How does the sketch help you? What quality of your friend is shown through in this gesture?
What are the elements of maps? Write about it?
Match the following.
| Sr. No. | Colour | Features | |
| 1. | Brown | a. | Settlements, Road |
| 2. | Yellow | b. | Forest |
| 3. | Green | c. | Water bodies |
| 4. | Blue | d. | Agriculture |
| 5. | Red | e. | Mountain, Hells |
In general, maps are drawn with ______ orientation.
The features of ______ colour in Map is Forest.
The features of ______ colour in Map is Mountain, Hill, and Contour.
The features of ______ colour in Map is Settlements, Road.
