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6	Maps and charts are ways of depicting the layout of an area onto a sheet of paper (or other surface) to help prevent people from getting lost.
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8	They also manifest in fiction in a variety of ways and serve a variety of purposes:
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11	[[index]]
12	!!Maps in general:
13	* ConnectTheDeaths: Put a pin in every disaster, and find who caused it all.
14	* FantasyCounterpartMap: It vaguely resembles Earth, but the landmasses have been reshaped.
15	* FantasyWorldMap: No Fantasy setting is truly complete without this handy visual aid.
16	* FoolsMap: A map that leads you on a WildGooseChase.
17	* HereThereBeDragons: "{{Filler}}" as it applies to otherwise blank and/or unknown areas of maps.
18	* LawOfCartographicalElegance: All relevant landmasses will conveniently fit into a rectangular containing area.
19	* LeftJustifiedFantasyMap: Why is the ocean always on the left?
20	* MagicMap: A map that does more than just show roads and towns. People, [[MacGuffin objects]], or supernatural things may also be shown.
21	* MapAllAlong: A previously misunderstood object is suddenly recognized as a map.
22	* MapStabbing: Sharp objects are forcefully driven into maps.
23	%%* PatchworkMap is about arbitrary geography, not maps or charts.
24	* SpaceFillingEmpire: Maps are drawn with a small number of superstates for easier political relations.
25	* SpreadingDisasterMapGraphic: Maps provide a vivid illustration of the scope of a looming or ongoing disaster.
26	* TravelMontage: Travel between multiple locations, with maps used during the cuts to represent distances traveled.
27	* TreasureMap: X marks the spot after you take fifty paces east of that palm tree between the rocks!
28	* WorldTour: Characters travel to multiple destinations, with maps used to identify the location.
29	* XMarksTheSpot: This is where you'll find the buried gold!
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31	!!Maps in VideoGames:
32	* AlternateWorldMap: Video games, especially [=RPGs=], may utilize more than one world map for assorted reasons.
33	* CartographySidequest: The game draws and fills in level maps as you actually explore them.
34	* CrowsNestCartography: Find a high point and use it to fill in a swath of the map.
35	* LevelMapDisplay: Shows your position inside a video game level, and may update in real-time.
36	* OverworldNotToScale[[note]](or TraversibleWorldMap)[[/note]]: An interactive "map" or small-scale view of the world that the player can freely travel upon between distinct areas.
37	* PatchworkMap: Biomes may not match latitude and climate, but are simply placed here and there like provinces.
38	* PointAndClickMap: Map screen that lets you point and click to instantly travel between discrete levels/areas, WarpWhistle style.
39	* RiskStyleMap: Used in a StrategyGame setting to indicate who controls which territories.
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