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प्रश्न
Give the meanings of the important terms used in toposheets.
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उत्तर
Open Scrub: It is the land where nothing grows. It is a sign of desert area. It indicates occupation as sheep or goat rearing.
Rock Outcrop: It is an exposed part of rock. Cultivation is not possible.
Sheet Rock: It is a mass or slab of rock, a portion of which is exposed above the surface. Shown in white it is also printed so.
Fire Line: A clearing is made in the forest to check the spread of fire.
Causeway: Causeway is a raised road or platform across a minor stream (not to be confused with a bridge). Its presence indicates areas of scanty or seasonal rainfall. Stream having causeway is motorable during dry season.
Broken Ground: It is the weathered part of the land caused due to erosion during heavy rain at the time of flooding. It is found mostly in dry regions around streams and rivers. On toposheet it is shown by tiny curved black line.
Aqueduct: It is a channel through which water flows.
Quarry: It is a pit from which limestone, marble, rock, sand or clay is obtained for building or other purposes.
Lime Kiln: It is a plant for manufacturing lime. Lime is used for making mortar which is used in holding bricks together.
Dry Well: The word ‘dry’ written in brackets near a well denotes a well that is dry in the dry season.
Brackish Well: The word ‘brackish’ written in brackets near a well means that the water in the well has a high salt content and is not fit for drinking. May be used for irrigation.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the state that produces the largest amount of limestone.
Name two natural features in 0527.
What is the compass direction of Antroli (9576) and Chelkha (9281) from Sangla?
What is a Fire line?
What is a “Topographical Map”?
The area is measured by grid square method?
Which colours are used on toposheets? What is their significance?
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
- What is the compass direction of Sunset Point from the settlement of Anadra?
- What is the pattern of drainage in grid square 2315?
- Mention any two features seen in the map extract which indicate that the region has seasonal rainfall.
- Calculate the distance, in kilometers, along the metalled road from the causeway in grid square 1715 to the distance stone marked 20 in grid square 1818.
- What advantage does a Representative Fraction have over a verbal scale?
- Give the six figure grid reference of:
- Anjini Devi ka Mandir
- D 1327.
- Name the three different kinds of roads in grid square 2411 and the one in grid square 2515.
- Mention two occupations of the people living in the northern part of the region in the map extract. Give reasons to support your answer.
- What is the difference between the slope in grid square 2115 and the one in 1811? Give a reason for your answer.
- What is the purpose of:
- the fireline in grid square 2316.
- the pipeline in grid square 2209?
- What do the following represent?
- The red square in grid square 2514.
- 4r in grid square 1612,
- Abu is a popular holiday resort. Mention any three features seen in the map extract which attract holidaymakers to Abu.
Answer the following questions on the Survey Sheet Number 45 D/10. Eastings 00 to 10; Northings 17 to 28. (Map G)
(a) Give four-figure grid references of the following:
(i) Dhad Talao (ii) Sheet rock in the North-east
(iii) Rock outcrop in the North (iv) Stony waste in the South-east
(v) Open scrub south of Dhad Talao
(b) Give the six-figure grid references of the following:
(i) Police Chowki in village Dantral
(ii) Temple in Bhamra village
(iii) Well with water in settlement Devka
(iv) Spot height 310 near village Jolpur
(v) Tank near Indaria settlement
(c) Give-the direction of the following:
(i) Village Dantral (0324) from Dhann (0723)
(ii) Village Bhamra (0521) from Dhann (0723)
(iii) Village Jolpur (0718) from Malawa (0519)
(iv) Village Warka (0716) from Bikanwas (0316)
(v) Village Rampura (0617) from Dhann (0723)
(d) Give the meanings of the following:
(i) 15r in blue in grid square 0224.
(ii) 300 in brown in grid square 0426.
(iii) Black line in the northernmost part of the map.
(iv) Red line in grid square 0819.
(v) Black dots in grid square 0617.
(e) Give the settlement patterns of the following:
(i) Village Dhann (ii) In grid square 0220
(f) Measure the distances of the following:
(i) Direct distance in km. from Indaria (0826) to Jolpur (0718)
(ii) Indirect distance in km. along the cart track from Dantral (0324) to Dhann (0723)
(g) Give the drainage patterns of the following:
(i) 0827 (ii) In grid square 0226
(h) Name three man-made features found in grid square 0419 and draw their symbols.
(i) Give two evidences that the region gets seasonal rainfall.
(j) Explain the nature of the river.
(k) Explain the relief of the area.
(l) What is the general slope of the land? Give reason for your answer.
(m) What is the main occupation of the people? Give reason for your answer.
(n) What is the mode of irrigation? Give reasons for your answer.
(o) What is the mode of transport? Give reasons for your answer.
Write short note on ‘Marginal Information’ in Topographical sheets.
