The Key
The map's legend will tell you this information. You will find this in a box somewhere on or beside the map.
in the key or legend
Your butt.
in the maps legend
You can find it in the Character Map... Click start > All programs > Accessories > System tools > Character map. You should find the copyright symbol just before the capital A. You can copy & paste the symbol into your documents.
A star symbol found on a map, generally indicates the absolute location of a capital city. To find the absolute location of a place on a map, longitude and latitude are used.
most map I have seen had the book symbol
Symbols and their meaning used on a map should be listed at the side, in what is called the map's legend.
a star
North south west east
A map's legend explains what each symbol or line means.
The map symbol for a fire station is typically represented by a red square with a white lowercase letter "F" inside.