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Which component of a map explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map?
Map Key
Map Key/Key: A map key or legend is included with a map to unlock it. It gives us the information needed for the map to make sense. Maps often use symbols or colors to represent things, and the map key explains what they mean.
What explains the meaning of symbols?
1 : something that stands for something else : emblem The eagle is a symbol of the United States. 2 : a letter, character, or sign used instead of a word to represent a quantity, position, relationship, direction, or something to be done The sign + is the symbol for addition. symbol. noun.
What are the symbols used in map?
Map symbols may include point markers, lines, regions, continuous fields, or text; these can be designed visually in their shape, size, color, pattern, and other graphic variables to represent a variety of information about each phenomenon being represented.
What are the different map symbols?
Map symbols are categorized into three categories: Point Symbol, Line Symbol and Area Symbol.
What are the line symbols?
| Text symbol | Meaning | Copy and Paste |
|---|---|---|
| ─ | light horizontal line | Copy |
| ━ | heavy horizontal line | Copy |
| │ | light vertical line | Copy |
| ┃ | heavy vertical line | Copy |
What do the symbols on a map mean?
Specific to a location, symbols identify features such as buildings, springs, bench marks, mines and bridges. The United States Geologic Survey’s (USGS) guide Topographic Map Symbols is four pages long and lists dozens of symbols. The USGS’s complete listing are available online.
What does a dashed blue line on a map mean?
What looks like a dashed blue line (right half) represents an intermittent stream; a flow that may disappear in dry weather. I recommend spending some time browsing through the USGS’ publication Topographic Map Symbols and to become familiar with the various colors and symbols listed.
What do the colors mean on a map?
Map detail includes important information about elevation, water, structures, trails, ground cover and roads; and much more. Colors stand out from the map and provide identification to many features such as vegetation and water. Colors represent natural and man-made features of the earth.
Which is the best way to show relief on a map?
A common way to show relief is contour lines, also called topographic lines. These are lines that connect points that have equal elevation. If a map shows a large enough area, contour lines form circles. A group of contour line circles inside one another indicates a change in elevation.