Question

What is the main aim of maps?
A) To show the location of a place
B) To show the distribution of variables
C) To show the distribution of people
D) All of above

Answer 1

Hint:
A map is a geographical representation of selected, natural, man-made features of the Earth Surface on a plain sheet of paper with a definite scale. A map is also depicted on a globe.

Complete answer:
Usually, a map is an image of an area of the Earth or part of the Earth. Most of the maps are called ‘charts’ like the star charts and the nautical charts. Almost all the maps were on paper before the late 20th century, now there are most often to be seen on a computer screen or a smartphone. Cartographers are the people who make maps. Most of the maps today are using GIS computer systems which are the database systems that are organized by the location instead of named records. A map has to be projected if it is on a piece of paper or on a computer screen. This is all because the Earth is round and the paper screens are flat. A globe is the only kind of map which is not projected and is drawn on a sphere. The main aim of the maps is to show the location of a place, the distribution of variables and the distribution of people.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Note:
A map is different from an aerial photograph as it includes interpretation. Maps could be used to know the location of a place and reach it but an aerial photograph could not be used to reach a location or know its geography.