Usefulness and setback of using maps

The map is a scaled representation of part or whole of the earth’s surface on two-dimension surfaces such as paper wood or wall.

The following are the usefulness of maps:

• Maps are used for recreational purposes such as traveling, hiking, and orienteering
• Maps are used by government and industry to assist with urban planning, mining, emergency 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 the map capable of giving insight into the previous appearance of the area
• The map is used in conducting a wide range of project like; building design, construction of roads, and others of the same reflection
• Maps can be used to show relationships of various geographic phenomena like the relationship between population and landscape

The setback of using maps

• Maps use 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 the photograph
• The map takes a long time to make compared to other geographic tools like a photograph
• The reading and interpretation of the map need high skills
• The map is not capable of recording and keeping instant data