Map is scaled representation of part or whole of the earth’s surface on two dimension surface such as paper wood or wall.
The following are usefulness of maps:
The following are usefulness of maps:
- Maps are used for recreational purpose such as traveling, hiking and orienteering
- Maps are used by government and industry to assist with urban planning, mining, emergence management and establishment of legal boundaries and land ownership
- Maps are very important in field studies
- Maps are used as storage of geographical facts of represented.this makes map capable of giving insight to the previous appearance of the area
- Map are used in conducting wide range of of project like; building design, construction of roads and others of the same reflection
- Maps can be used to show relationship of various geographic phenomena like relationship between population and landscape.
Setback of using maps
- Maps uses symbols and signs to represent various features on the earth’s surface
- Maps are selective since they show only selected information to appear on the maps
- Maps are more expensive to make compared to other geographic tools like photograph
- Maps takes long time to make to compared to other geographic tool like photograph
- The reading and interpretation of map need high skills
- Map are not capable of recording and keeping instant data
