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Choose two places of your choice from the Atlas and find out about them from atleast five different thematic maps. Then compare the life in the two places – what would be similar and what would be different?

The atlas refers to a book comprising of different types of maps including thematic maps.

Thematic maps are those maps which describe a particular theme about a particular region such as political, social, cultural etc.


Students can locate different thematic maps and compare the life and various other related aspects with the help of an atlas.


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Many people believe that making of maps by the Colonial powers was a more powerful tool for exploitation and control of the colonies than guns. Do you agree?

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In what ways were the maps prepared by the British different from the one made by Ptolemy or Idrisi?

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Read the text of page number 8 about the “Use of maps in our times” and answer the following question:

What are the various purposes for which maps are used in our times?