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Maps represent places by selecting and arranging information on a surface. They can describe a neighbourhood, a country, the whole Earth, or an imagined setting. A map is not simply a smaller copy of everything that exists. Its maker chooses which features to show, how to symbolise them, and what the reader needs to understand. These choices influence the kinds of questions the finished map can answer. Scale connects a distance on the map with a distance in the represented place. A detailed local map can show individual paths or buildings that would be invisible on a map of a Leer más