Key Points
Key Points: Map Reading
- Map reading means understanding and interpreting physical and man-made features shown on a map.
- It helps in studying the relationship between natural features and human activities.
- Natural features include relief, rivers, valleys, waterfalls, vegetation, and wells shown using contours.
- Man-made features include roads, houses, places of worship, quarries, tunnels, and artificial lakes.
- Most features on topo maps are shown using conventional signs and symbols.
