Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is cartography?
One Line Answer
Advertisements
Solution
The science of map-making is called cartography (carte means ‘map’ and graphic means ‘drawing’). One who draws maps is called a Cartographer.
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The maps which are known as plans are.
Cadastral maps are known as ______.
Classify the maps based on functions
The meaning cadastral is ______.
General reference maps do not focus any ______.
Political Maps show the ______ divisions of a country.
______ that show large areas like continent or countries.
What is a legend?
______ are village and town maps.
Choose the option which matches the following correctly:
| Column A | Column B |
| A. Legend | 1. 45° |
| B. North East | 2. Brown colour |
| C. Contour Line | 3. Thematic map |
| D. Cadastral map | 4. Key of a map |
| E. Choropleth | 5. Taxation |
