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Question
What are the different types of maps?
Solution
Maps can be divided into the following categories based on the scale used to draw them:
- Small scale maps: They show a large land area in a small space E.g., 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, e.g., 1 cm = 1 km on land. They give detailed information on the area.
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