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Many facts can be shown on a map, like physical features (mountains,
rivers, lakes), political features (districts, zones, cities), agricultural features
(crops growing regions); etc. These facts are represented on the map with
the help of symbols or indices. For example: Water is represented by blue,
plain land by green, hills by yellow and mountains by brown colours. Some
common symbols or index are given below:

Mountain River Lake Town

Road Airport Forest Industry

Glossary

information – facts or details about something/somebody
measurement – the act or the process of finding the size, quantity
or degree of something
process – a series of things that are done in order to achieve
a particular result
tracing – to follow the shape or outline of something

Note to the teacher: The teacher should help the students understand the different ways of drawing
maps by practically demonstrating the different methods and helping the students practise these
methods.

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