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Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs. What are the five different elements of a map? Explain them briefly. - Geography

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Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.

What are the five different elements of a map? Explain them briefly.

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The following are the five essential features of a map.

  1. Title: It indicates the subject of the map. e.g, the distribution of natural vegetation, water bodies, climate, etc.
  2. Scale: It denotes the relationship between map distances and actual ground distances.
  3. Direction: It refers to the cardinal direction, i.e., North, South, East, and West. Conventionally, a map is aligned with the North towards the top.
  4. Key or Legend: It explains the meaning of the symbols that are used on the map.
  5. Grid system: The grid system is usually formed by the cross-conjugation of the lines of longitudes and latitudes.
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Chapter 2: Elements of a Map - Exercise

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Oxford University Press Voyage Geography [English] Class 6
Chapter 2 Elements of a Map
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