Question

What are the three elements of maps?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are three Components of Maps – distance, direction and symbol. Maps are drawings, which reduce the entire world or a part of it to fit on a sheet of paper. Or we can say maps are drawn to reduced scales.

Answer 2

Answer:

basic elements of a map:

1. Title: It indicates the subject of the map, e. g., distribution of natural vegetation, water bodies, climate, etc.

2. Scale: It denotes the relationship between map distances and actual ground distances.

3. Direction: It refers to the Cardinals directions, i. e., North, South, East and West. Conventionally, a map is aligned with the North towards the top.