KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS AUTHORS AND THEIR BOOKS
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Dictionary
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Atlas
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Detailed explanation-1: -An atlas is a book or collection of maps. Many atlases also contain facts and history about certain places. There are many kinds of specialized atlases, such as road atlases and historical atlases.
Detailed explanation-2: -atlas, a collection of maps or charts, usually bound together. The name derives from a custom-initiated by Gerardus Mercator in the 16th century-of using the figure of the Titan Atlas, holding the globe on his shoulders, as a frontispiece for books of maps.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maps are made up of several components-symbols, title, legend, direction, map scale, source, and insets. An atlas is a compilation of maps presented in the form of a print publication or in a multimedia format. The purpose of an atlas is to help the user by providing additional information and analyses of maps.