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North
State Boundary
NW NE
District Boundary

West East Capital
Town
SW SE
River
South
A compass
Well
The four main directions (east, west, north and
south) are called cardinal points . The intermediary Tank
directions where two directions converge are
Canal
called north-east, south-east, north-west and south-
west. Bridge

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Church
A compass is called a mariner’s compass because it
was mostly used by seamen during their voyages. Mosque
Symbols Chhatri
A map can be used to show a wide variety of Post Office PO
features, as buildings, roads, railways, railway
stations, towns, bridges, hospitals, trees, fields, Post and Telegraph Office TO
police stations, hills, rivers, ponds and many Police Station
more. In order to depict them precisely, a number PS
of symbols, letters, lines and colours are used. Forest
These help to show a lot of information on the
Village
limited space of a map.
These symbols and colours are universal in nature; Oil Well
that is, they are common in all maps. These
Battle Field
symbols are called conventional symbols and
form a part of map language. Even if you do not
know the language of a place, these symbols can
help you locate the precise place.
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Some of the conventional symbols used are as
given below :
A legend is the explanatory matter accompanying a
map, chart etc.
Metalled Road

Unmetalled Road
Activity
Broad Gauge Railway Line
Draw the following symbols :
Metre Gauge Railway Line (a) Canal (b) Oil well (c) Railway line (d) Capital

Railway Station
HOW TO READ A MAP
International Boundary
You have studied the three components of a map :
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