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5. Answer in 1-2 sentences each.
A. What are conventional symbols?
B. Why is the scale of a map important?
C. There is a mosque north of Rafiq's house.
There is a stream east of the mosque.
In what direction does the stream lie in relation Rafiq's house?
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Answer 1

Answer:

A) A conventional symbol is a symbol that is widely accepted interpretation. The various features shown on a map are represented by conventional signs or symbols. For example, colors can be used to indicate a classification of roads.

B)Scale on a map is important in order to give the map reader a sense of size. ... That's information you need in order to interpret a distance you see (say, about a centimeter on the map) to the distance is represents (about 25,000 cm, or 1/4 km in real life, if the map scale is 1:25,000).

C)The stream lie towards northwest in relation to Rafiq's house