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A Legend on a map essentially tells you which signs on a map symbolize and represent, what is natural or a man-made feature. For example, a miniature blue tent on a map, represents the location of a site.
A legend on a map provides valuable information for interpreting what it is showing you. Gives direction by a north indication. Provides a scale to allow for distance calculations. Depending on map, will give city names, park locations, lakes, and rivers, etc.
give info regarding inches vs miles, streets vs hwys, identify marks on maps which might otherwise be confusing
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Why do we use the map symbols?
Map symbols take up less space than writing. Writing may cover important detail on a map. Map symbols are printed in a legend at the side of the map.
What is the purpose of a map key or a legend?
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.
What does a legend of a map tell you?
nothing
What would you check in a map for information about the symbols used?
Such information is usually printed somewhere on the map and is known as the map's legend.
What is another name for a legend on a map?
A map KEY.
What is a legend on a map used for?
it is used to help locate the important places
What tells you what symbols on a map represent?
The key of the map explains all the symbols used on the map.
What is another name for a map legend?
Another name for a map legend is key.
What part of a map explains what the symbols used on the map mean?
The title of a map indicates the subject, and it is found in the legend which also explains all of the map symbols.
What is map legend?
Map lengend is Topographic map and most other maps that have a legend.
What is a legend in map making?
A map's legend shows what symbols and their meaning is used on the map.
Why is a map's legend important?
A legend on a map provides valuable information for interpreting what it is showing you. Gives direction by a north indication. Provides a scale to allow for distance calculations. Depending on map, will give city names, park locations, lakes, and rivers, etc.
What is the box in a map in which map symbols are explained?
map legend
What information does map legend give?
A map legend shows you the symbols used on a map so you know what the map is showing.
What is a legend on a political map?
A legend on a political map is like a map key. It tells what different symbols stand for on the map.
Where do you find a legend?
there is no legend /do you mean legend map
Why do we use the map symbols?
Map symbols take up less space than writing. Writing may cover important detail on a map. Map symbols are printed in a legend at the side of the map.
