Yes, in my community there is a legend that explains the formation of a nearby mountain. It is said that a great warrior was turned into stone by an ancient deity to protect the village from invaders, and the mountain is the petrified form of the warrior.
Another name for a map legend is key.
Chubacabra is a well known legend of Mexico. It is referred to as the devil-dog by most locals. Cubacabra's existence has not yet been scientifically proven to date.
They use symbols to provide information about features on a map.
The Key, or Legend, or a map gives a list of the symbols used on the map and what they represent. There is a fairly standard set of symbols used for different types of map so that anyone looking at the map can understand what it is being shown. For example, on a weather map a cold front is shown as a black line with semi-circular bumps (in blue if coloured), a warm front is shown as a black line with triangles (in red if coloured) and an occluded front is shown as a black line with alternate semi-circular bumps and triangles.
Yes, Stromboli, an active volcano in Italy, has a long history of legends and folklore surrounding it. One popular legend is that the volcano is home to the god of fire, and eruptions are said to be caused by his anger. Another legend is that Odysseus encountered the volcano during his travels.
No. They come from myth and legend.
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They have never existed, but in legend and myth.
What do legends explain?a legend can explain very complex and confusing ideas in a way that can easily be understood
Yes Scientist have proof of the skin-walkers existence
To explain the symbology used
Another name for a map legend is key.
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Other names for 'legend' are folklore, tale, saga and myth. A legend generally tell stories from the past and are somewhat historical in nature.
The appearance of the Big Dipper
how indians became different tribes