It gives you the information that makes a map make sense, as in symbols and colours that represent 'things' and a key to what they mean. These symbols may represent roads, parks, railway lines, camping grounds, fuel stations, scales to calculate distance, anything that a traveller may wish to know
A map key or map legend explains what each symbol printed on the map actually means.
the teacher asked us to draw up a key for our map.
A key is something that explains the map. For example, if you see a small triangle on a map, the key will tell you that it means a mountain. If you are working with a physical map, then the key will tell you what all the colors mean. It is basically something that tells you what things on the map mean.
Look at the key on the map and it will tell you.
a amp key should tell what the symbols on a map mean. What does a blackened dot usually represent
* = a city
It explains what a specific symbol or color means and how to measure distance on that map.
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A key explains the symbols on the map and tell you what they represent, such as YHA meaning a Youth Hostel, PH meaning a Public House or a + representing a chapel.
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A map key
A key/legend usually tells you about specific icons on the game or map. It may tell you what the icon means and/or what it is.
The map key or legend helps map readers understand the relative distances, features, and sites printed on the map.When you open a map, you can usually find the legend near a corner. The legend identifies the symbols used on the map, the distance bars and the caveats that the map makers included in the map.