describe briefly components of map. scale, direction, symbol and colour scheme
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Map
A map is a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface. ... They teach about the world by showing sizes and shapes of countries, locations of features, and distances between places. Maps can show distributions of things over Earth, such as settlement patterns.
Scale
Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. For example, on a 1:100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground. ... For example, a 1:100000 scale map is considered a larger scale than a 1:250000 scale map.
Direction
Direction is the pathway along which an object is moving. Direction is also the location of a feature based on the position of another feature.
Symbol
Maps often contain symbols or pictures. ... Symbols are used to keep the map tidy and easy to read, too many words would make the map difficult to read. Examples of symbols include a cross which represents a church, PH which represents a public house or pub, Sch represents a school.
Color scheme
There are three main types of color schemes applied to maps: Qualitative, Sequential and Diverging. Binary schemes are also used to visualize nominal differences between two categories. Variation in all three perceptual dimensions of color – Hue, Saturation and Lightness – are applied to show differences in the data.