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rescue teams to the best routes to reach the area for helping
people;

(g) to learn about the weather in different places by showing rainfall
distribution, vegetation cover, and human activities;
(h) to show where important resources in our country are found,
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such as rivers, lakes, forests, and minerals;
(i) to show where people live and how many people are in different

areas; and
(j) to know administrative boundaries, such as international,
regional, district, and village boundaries;

(k) to show tourist attractions such as Mount Kilimanjaro, the
Ngorongoro Crater, and wildlife reserves. These help in attracting

tourists to visit these places; and
(l) to understand the history of a place by showing how it has
changed over time.

Exercise 4

1. How do maps assist in promoting tourism activities?
2. How can a farmer use a map?

Revision exercise

Section: A: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is a map?

(a) Representation of features of the earth’s surface using the
North direction.

(b) Representation of features of the earth’s surface using a scale.

(c) Representation of features of the earth’s surface using a key.

(d) Representation of features of the earth’s surface using grid
lines.

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