Designs on maps used to represent various features

• A. Squeeze
• B. Shades
• C. Symbols
• D. Stereoscopic vision

Answer: (C)

On maps, the designs used to represent various features are called symbols. They act as a visual shorthand, turning real-world objects—cities, rivers, roads, parks, boundaries—into recognizable marks. A legend explains what each symbol means, so readers can quickly interpret the map at a glance. Symbols come in three broad forms: points for features like towns, lines for roads or rivers, and areas for regions like forests or lakes. This standardized system lets maps convey a lot of information efficiently and consistently across different map types and scales. The other terms don’t capture this general practice: squeeze isn’t a mapping concept, shades refer to tonal or shading techniques rather than the symbolic language, and stereoscopic vision deals with 3D depth perception, not map representation.