CONVENTIONAL SYMBOLS
Maps show features in a plan view as birds see it from above. It is impossible to label every single feature in words on a map, therefore we use map symbols.
Every map is accompanied by a legend or key. The Key is essential since it contains what each symbol on the map stands for. Such symbols may be drawings, letters, lines, shortened words or coloured areas.
Most map symbols are conventional signs as they are understood by everyone around the world; for example a lighthouse and church.
Almost everything that appears on a map, except a printed name, is a conventional sign. Conventional signs and symbols represent various features shown on a map and are not drawn to scale. Most conventional signs and symbols are very easy to learn and they make using a map much easier and more clear.
Man made features like cities, roads and railways are very important on a map, therefore, they are shown far larger on a map than their real size. Colours are used to make map symbols more clear and they are used to put map symbols into groups.
Every map is accompanied by a legend or key. The Key is essential since it contains what each symbol on the map stands for. Such symbols may be drawings, letters, lines, shortened words or coloured areas.
Most map symbols are conventional signs as they are understood by everyone around the world; for example a lighthouse and church.
Almost everything that appears on a map, except a printed name, is a conventional sign. Conventional signs and symbols represent various features shown on a map and are not drawn to scale. Most conventional signs and symbols are very easy to learn and they make using a map much easier and more clear.
Man made features like cities, roads and railways are very important on a map, therefore, they are shown far larger on a map than their real size. Colours are used to make map symbols more clear and they are used to put map symbols into groups.
Map Legend/Key
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Map Abbreviations
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