Question

3. Many people believe that making of maps by the Colonial powers was a more
powerful tool for exploitation and control of the colonies than guns. Do you agree?
Why?
(Conceptual understanding)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mapping was a powerful tool for exploitation and control of the colonies because maps provided a great deal of information about a region such as the different places, climate, crops, and mineral resources. 2. Such information enabled the colonial powers to exploit the resources of a region and establish their rule.