Limited offline functionality: Google Maps requires an internet connection to function properly, making it less reliable in areas with poor or no internet coverage. Privacy concerns: Google Maps collects and stores data on users' locations and search history, raising privacy concerns for some users.

A map is a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface. Maps present information about the world in a simple, visual way. They teach about the world by showing sizes and shapes of countries, locations of features, and distances between places.