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___________ indicates the purpose or theme of the map.


A. Title


B. Scale


C. Direction


D. Legend


Option a) is correct because title indicates the purpose or theme of the map. Map titles are considered as index to a map that helps to search and read a map easily.


Option b) is not correct because scale is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.


Option c) is not correct because direction is used to give information about the different direction like north, east, south, and west.


Option d) is not correct because Legend helps to understand the information of the map which is placed at the bottom of map.

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1 A

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The new phase in topographical surveying in the 20th century is ___________.


A. Toposheets


B. aerial photography


C. maps


D. satellite imagery


 1 C

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Standard symbols that are used in maps to convey a definite meaning are called ___________.


A. conventional signs and symbols


B. coordinates


C. grid references


D. directions


 1 D

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Which one of the following maps shows us a very large area with less details? ___________.


A. Large scale


B. Thematic


C. Physical


D. Small scale


 1 E

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GPS consists of a constellation of ___________ satellites.


A. 7


B. 24


C. 32


D. 64