Question

What do the following colours - brown, green and yellow - signify on a map?

Answer 1

"Physical maps use colors to show elevations.

Green, brown and yellow signify following things on maps:

• Brown: contour elevation lines, desserts, historical sites, military bases,

• Green: dark green represents low lying land while lighter green is used for higher elevations.

• Yellow: represents built up or urban areas

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Answer 2

Answer:

• Brown - Contour lines, relief features like mountains, hills.

• Green - Forest area, grasslands, scattered trees, orchards.

• Yellow - Cultivable lands, plains, built up or Urban areas.