Question

discuss: map colours and symbols​

Answer 1

Answer:

RED -Overprinted on primary and secondary roads to highlight them. Also used to denote surveying features that belong to the U.S. Public Land Survey.

BLACK -Manmade or cultural features

BLUE -Water-related features

BROWN -Contour lines and elevation numbers

GREEN -Vegetation features

WHITE -Sparse or no vegetation. Basically, white indicates any landscape feature except for trees or water - including desert, grass, sand, rocks, boulders, and so on.

PURPLE -Denotes revisions that have been made to a map using aerial photos. Such revisions have not been field-checked for accuracy.

Hope it helps you