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If someone wants to choose an appropriate place to set up a hospital what kind of maps would be useful to them? Make a list.

A map describing the topography (the arrangement of the natural and artificial features of a particular area) of a region would be an essential map for identifying a large area in order to set up a hospital. This would further help in identifying areas having less no. of hospitals and medical services.

Another map i.e. a navigational map (showing the directions to reach a particular place) would further help in deciding the appropriate location which would be accessible for all.


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