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Why is a globe considered a perfect representation of the earth? Give any three reasons.
2. What is a scale? Why is it an important component of a map?
3 Distinguish between a physical map and political map.
4. If you are lost in a jungle, how can a topographic map help you to come out of the jungle?
5. Describe the history of map-making.
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Explanation:
5. Maps in Ancient Babylonia were made by using accurate surveying techniques. ... In contrast, the Babylonian World Map, the earliest surviving map of the world (c. 600 BC), is a symbolic, not a literal representation. It deliberately omits peoples such as the Persians and Egyptians, who were well known to the Babylonians
1. A globe represents the three-dimensional view if the Earth. It shows the shape of the Oceans and the Continents correctly. It shows their correct relation to one another as they are on the Earth. A globe helps us to understand how day and night occur and how seasons are called.
2. The scale is the ratio of distance between two points on a map with the actual distance between the same points on the ground. The scale gives map reader a sense of size
3.Political Maps - does not show physical features. Instead, they show state and national boundaries and capital and major cities. Physical Maps - illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes. Topographic Maps - include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area.
4. Even without recognized features or locations,you could use a topographical map to navigate out of jungle simply by finding a river and following its course from its highest point, which would be the farthest point inland, to its lowest point, which would be in the direction of the coast