what kind of symbols could a map include?please List 3 different types of symbols.
2007-02-05 09:48:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Point, line and area symbols
"In cartography, symbols are everything. The very nature of a map as an abstract representation of the Earth requires symbols to perform the abstraction. To not have symbols is to not have maps."
2007-02-05 09:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by Haley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Map symbols vary between map makers. There is no standard. Choose a map of your choice and look at its legend. Grid references allow you to describe points accurately on a map. Ordnance Survey of Great Britain uses an Eastings and Northings system that can be as precise as you want. Here are some links you might find useful:
2016-05-24 19:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to all these people saying "little airplanes" or "dots," those are just arbitrary symbols that don't mean anything without a frame of reference. A circle with a star works fine...on a political map. Kind of hard to display continuous data (elevations, temperature) with little airplanes.
"Haley" has it right, cartographers symbolize point, line, or polygon (area) features.
2007-02-05 16:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by trimetrov 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A compass rose with the N,E, S, W. P for park a triangle for a boat launch, Picnic table symbol. Little tree symbol for a forest
2007-02-05 10:10:39 · answer #4 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Circle and star for national capitals
Large circle for major cities (large population)
Smaller circle for smaller cities
"Dots" for towns and villages
2007-02-05 09:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by wheresdean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
little school for a school
little airplane for an airport
train station
post office
you name it
2007-02-05 09:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋