ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6GeographyMaps and Diagrams3 Marks
Question
What are the different types of maps?
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Answer
Maps can be divided into the following categories based on the scale used to draw them are :
Small scale maps — They show a large land area in a small space Eg. 1 cm on a small scale map could represent 200 km on the ground. The features of the area are not clearly visible.
Large – scale maps — They show the smaller areas of land in bigger space Eg. 1 cm = 1 km on land. They give detailed information on the area.
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