Write short notes on:
(a) Scale
(b) Symbols
(c) Colours
Answers
Answer:
The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. This simple concept is complicated by the curvature of the Earth's surface, which forces scale to vary across a map. Because of this variation, the concept of scale becomes meaningful in two distinct ways.
A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences.
Colour or color is a property of light as seen by people. ...
"Primary colours" can be mixed to make other colours. ...
People who can not see colours or have a distorted sense of colour are called colour blind. ...
Colours are sometimes added to food.