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Maps — Social Science STD 6 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceMaps5 Marks
Question
Give historical background of maps.
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Answer

The science of map making is termed as cartography.
Ancient map makers did not know the shape of the Earth:
  1. Babylonians drew maps assuming that the Earth is flat.
  2. An Egyptian geographer, (cartographer) Ptolemy first represented the Earth as a sphere.
Maps were drawn on different materials:
  1. Eskimos used animal skin.
  2. Egyptians engraved maps on metal plates.
  3. Babylonians made maps of clay tablets.
Today maps are made on computers:
  1. These maps are very accurate.
  2. Improvement in technology has improved the quality of maps.

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