Map Scale Chapter 2 Map Scale You have read in Chapter 1 that the scale is an essential element of all types of maps. It is so important that if a network of lines and polygons does not carry a scale‚ we call it a “sketch”. Why is the scale so important ? What does it mean ? What are the different methods of showing the scale on a map? How useful is the scale in measuring the distances and the area? These are some of the questions which will be taken up in the present chapter. Glossary Denominator:
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In 2003‚ the people of Liechtenstein voted on whether or not to expand the powers of the monarchy. Prior to the referendum‚ Crown Prince Hans Adam II had the right of a princely veto‚ the right to dissolve parliament and call early elections. Laws could not be passed without his consent‚ and as such‚ he was already one of the most powerful monarchs in Europe. The Crown Prince wanted these powers to be further consolidated even though political critics said that such a change would transform the country
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“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Over the centuries‚ this famous saying voiced by Lord Action has been analyzed and dissected numerous times by historians and philosophers. Some individuals say that power does not corrupt‚ it only attracts the corruptible. However‚ to judge fairly‚ past and current events accurately depict the ideology that power corrupts absolutely‚ and has convinced me‚ that its meaning holds true. Ivan the Terrible of Russia‚ Louis XIV of France‚ Henry
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(a) Discuss the absolute advantage theory and its relevance to international trade. John Solman and Mark Sutcliffe‚ Economics of Business‚ states that “that the reasons for international trade are just extensions of the reasons for trade within a nation and that instead of people or countries being self-sufficient it makes more sense to specialize in different trades’. Solman and Sutcliff advised that ‘firms or companies usually specialize in certain types of goods or services which allow them
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Sauce In cooking‚ a sauce is liquid‚ creaming or semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods. Sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor‚ moisture‚ and visual appeal to another dish. Sauce is a French word taken from the Latinsauce‚ meaning salted. Possibly the oldest sauce recorded is garum‚ the fish sauce used by the Ancient Romans. Sauces need a liquid component‚ but some sauces (for example‚ pico de gallo salsa or chutney) may contain more solid elements
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Bearing is always calculated from the north in a clockwise direction. Bearing is always a three digit numbers. Draw the following bearing of a) 0600 from A to B c) 2400 from P to Q b) 1100 from P to Q d) 3000 from X to Y. Answer the following questions. 1. The bearing of B from A is 0650. Find the bearing of A from B. 2. The bearing of Y from X is 1350. Find the bearing of X from Y. 3. The bearing of P from Q is 2200. Find the bearing of Q from P. 4.
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the Hohenzollern family (btw. 1640-1740) created successful absolute monarchies through their use/manipulation of nobility‚ religion‚ bureaucracy‚ and economics.) The absolute age of Europe (roughly 1600’s-1750) was a time when absolute monarchy had begun becoming more popular by countries such as Habsburg’s lands‚ France‚ and Russia. There Is no one specific formula for an absolute monarchy however‚ in studying several such monarchies of the 17th century it is evident that the leadership of the
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periods of the geological time column were established using relative time (mostly based upon the fossil content). Absolute Time - The discovery of radiometric dating allowed geologists to assign a numerical age to the formation of certain rocks. Fixing how old they actually were in billions (Ga)‚ millions (Ma) or thousands (Ka) of years before the present. Hence the term “absolute” time. These two ways of looking at time are not unique to geologists. You use them everyday. If you agree to meet
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WHY WERE THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ACCUSED OF HERESY? WHAT DOES THEIR DEMISE TELL US ABOUT THE NATURE OF HERETICAL ACCUSATIONS IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY? The fall of the Order of the Knights Templar was far more complex than a simple accusation of heresy and inquisitorial trial. Though the investigation and trial followed a relatively standard process‚ the circumstances of the Order’s collapse were extraordinary; INNOCENCE POLITICS WHATEVER. That being said‚ an apparently extraordinary case is relatively
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continent of Europe with a population of 5‚672‚ 235 people (European Union‚ 2015). Denmark experienced a much-needed and timely cultural revolution in the 19th century‚ and in June of 1849‚ the Danish Constitutional Monarchy was formed; governmental power returned to the people and the monarchy would now play a mostly symbolic role. Denmark is an egalitarian society‚ most Danes are modest about their own accomplishments and are more concerned about a group than their individual needs. Women are highly
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