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02. Elements Of A Map

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Chapter: 02. Elements Of A Map

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There are five basic elements of a map: Title, Direction, Scale, Legend or Key, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Grid system

The map element that informs us about the topic or what the map shows is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Map Title

The four main directions—North, South, East, and West—are also called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ directions.

cardinal

A magnetic compass is used to find directions on the ground and its floating needle always points to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

North

Places lying halfway between North and East have a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ direction.

north-east

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the ratio of the distance between two places on a map to the actual distance between the same two places on the ground.

scale

A scale stated in words, like “1 cm = 5 km,” is known as a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scale.

Verbal or statement

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scale consists of a straight line divided into lengths that represent given distances on the earth’s surface.

Graphical or linear

In a Representative Fraction (RF), the numerator is always _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ explains the colours, signs, and symbols used in the map.

legend or key

Symbols that are internationally recognized and agreed upon are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

conventional signs and symbols

On physical maps, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ colour is conventionally used for perennial water bodies.

light blue

On physical maps, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ colour is used to represent barren lands.

white

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ colour on maps typically represents hills, mountains, and plateaux.

Orange

The network of horizontal and vertical lines drawn on a map or globe is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

grid system

The 0° latitude, which is the longest latitude and divides the earth into two hemispheres, is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Equator

All latitudes are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the equator and their length _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ towards the poles.

parallel, decreases

The Tropic of Cancer is located at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ North of the Equator.

23 ½°

The 0° longitude, also known as the Greenwich Meridian, is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Prime Meridian

All longitudes are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the same length.

semicircles

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the 180° meridian where the day and date change.

International Date Line

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the angular distance north or south of the equator measured from the centre of the earth.

latitude

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian measured from the centre of the earth.

longitude

Gerardus Mercator created his first world map in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

1538

Gerardus Mercator, a Belgian cartographer, coined the term _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to denote a collection of maps.

‘atlas’

Mercator published his first globe in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which sold in large quantities.

1541

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