Question

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:

(a) Give the six figure grid reference of:
(i) the brick kiln
(ii) the temple near Asav.

(b) What is the difference in the pattern of drainage in grid square 0916 and in 0712?

(c) Give the four figure grid reference of each of the following:
(i) Stony waste
(ii) Open scrub.

(d) Calculate the distance in kilometres along the metalled road between the causeways in grid square 0512 and 0808.

(e) (i) What do the tiny curved black lines in grid square 0315 indicate?
(ii) What is the main cause for this feature?

(f) (i) What is the geographical name that you would give to the general pattern of settlements in the region shown on the map?
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.

(g) What is the general direction of flow of the Sipu Nadi, given in the map extract? Give a reason to support your answer.

(h) Name two probable occupations of the people in the settlement of Revdar in grid square 0313 and 0413.

(i) What kind of roads connect (i) Marol with Mitan and (ii) Revdar with Karaunti respectively?

(j) Give two reasons to show that the area depicted in the map experiences seasonal rainfall.

Answer 1

(a) 
(i) 089132
(ii) 059128

(b) 0916 trellis 0712 radial

(c) 
(i) 1014
(ii) 0816, 0916

(d) 5.5 kms

(e) 
(i) broken ground
(ii) caused due to erosion during heavy rain at the time of flooding.

(f) 
(i) nucleated
(ii) people build their houses in areas where there are wells and they can do some farming. This is shown by yellow colour on the map.

(g) north east to south west. An arrow in the bed of the river indicates this.

(h) Farming and cattle grazing.

(i) 
(i) Marol to Mitan cart track.
(ii) Revdar to Karaunti metalled road.

(j) broken ground and stiples in the river.