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What are the uses of maps?
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- Maps enable us to know details of the landforms and other ground features without seeing the area.
- Maps are of immense importance to the military personnel for planning campaigns.
- It is used in the airplanes to reach their destinations and the ships to sail safely in the oceans.
- Maps are used for weather forecasting and agricultural operations.
- We can study and interpret the future possibilities of soil erosion, settlement patterns, drainage patterns, land utilization, etc.,
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