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                                                                                                           What are the main components of a map? How do they help us?                                                                      

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The components of maps are:

(i) Symbols: Symbols are used on maps because it is not possible to show all details of an area as they actually are.

These symbols make it easier to draw maps and also, to understand them.

(ii) Direction: There are four main directions i.e. East, West, South and North, known as the cardinal directions. Maps easily help us to locate direction on the given surface, because northern direction of a map is always marked as ?N?.

(iii) Distance: With the help of scale, large areas can be shown on a small scale map.