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What Are The Three Components of A Map

The document discusses key components of maps, including distance, direction, and symbols. It also defines cardinal directions, scale, and how maps are more flexible than globes for representing specific locations. Finally, it distinguishes between sketches, which are not to scale, and plans, which are drawn to scale.

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What Are The Three Components of A Map

The document discusses key components of maps, including distance, direction, and symbols. It also defines cardinal directions, scale, and how maps are more flexible than globes for representing specific locations. Finally, it distinguishes between sketches, which are not to scale, and plans, which are drawn to scale.

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Chapter 4

What are the three components of a map

Every map has, three components namely i.e. distance, direction,

and symbol.

What are the four cardinal directions?

• north

• south

• east

• west

What do you mean by the term the scale of the map?

• the scale is the ratio between the actual distance i.e. REAL

DISTANCE ON THE GROUND and the distance shown on

the map. It can be represented as 1cm=61km.

• when large areas like continents are countries are to be

shown on a paper then we use a small scale. It is called small

scale map.
• and when small areas like your village or town are to be

shown on paper then we use a large scale and the map is

called a large scale map.

How are maps more helpful than a globe?

• the globe is a 3D model where a map is a 2D map model.

• maps are far more flexible than the globe

• you can have a map of a country, continent, state or your city

or a village but you cannot have the globe of your village

• Even though globes are more attractive and they can help is

visualise phenomena like revolution and rotation of the earth.

Distinguish between sketch and plan

• The sketch is not drawn to scale. It is a rough drawing.

• The plan is drawn to scale. It is a 2D model.

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