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So far we have been
Temple Market talking about drawing
maps which are accurate,
as they have been drawn
to specific scales. But
we also often draw
School Garden rough drawings to locate

or show places where
we need to go. A rough
Sketch of a route diagram, which is drawn

without measuring the distance between the various places is called a sketch. Suppose
you have asked a friend to visit your house and he or she does not know, where you live.
You may tell him or her, how to reach your place by using certain specific roads or you may
draw a sketch to help him or her. Direction and distances are shown in sketches but no
scale is used.

Plan

Plan is an outline of a building
or structure. When it details a

town or a group of buildings,
it is called layout plan. A plan
shows the accurate length and
breadth of each part of the
house with minor details. A plan
is drawn according to scale.

‘A house plan’
Now I Know :

ƒ Maps can be collected together in a book form drawn on a small scale, it is called an atlas.
ƒ The science of map making is known as cartography.

ƒ Small scale maps show a very little information, but cover a big area.
ƒ Large scale maps show more information, but cover a small area.
ƒ There are three main types of maps : physical maps, political maps, thematic maps.
ƒ Components of maps are distance, direction and symbols.
ƒ Sketches are rough drawing to locate or show places where we need to go. They do not have scale.
ƒ A plan is a drawing of a small area on a large scale.

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