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प्रश्न
What are ‘Eastings’ and ‘Northings’?
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उत्तर
The position of a certain feature on the sheets is indicated eastward and southward. The eastward lines of the grid are known as Northings. The northward lines of the grid are known as Eastings. These have been named Eastings and Northings because they indicate distances eastward and northward respectively from the point of origin.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the difference between the drainage pattern of the streams in 0624 and those in 0824?
Mention a special feature associated with the streams in grid square 9879.
What is a Fire line?
What is a “Topographical Map”?
What do you mean by ‘Marginal Information’?
What is a Nodal centre?
What is Concave Slope and Convex Slope? Explain?
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) Triangulated height 217
(ii) A lined well near Chekhla.
(b)
(i) Name the left bank tributary of the main river.
(ii) State the direction in which this left bank tributary is flowing.
(c)
(i) Mention a special feature associated with the streams in grid square 9879.
(ii) Name the types of drainage pattern found in grid square 9382.
(d) Give the four grid reference of each of the following:
(i) Open scrub
(ii) Bantawada.
(e) Name two relief features that can be seen in grid square 9782 and 9574.
(f) Why do you find limited cultivation in the map extract?
(g) What is the compass direction of Antroli (9576) and Chekhla (9281) from Sangla?
(h) What type of rainfall is experienced in the region shown in the map extract? Justify your answer giving one reason.
(i) Calculate the distance in kilometres along the cart track between Chitrasani (999747) and Pirojpura (978753).
(j)
(i) What is the geographical name that you would give to the general pattern of settlements in the region shown on the map?
(ii) Name one region shown on the map which is unsuitable for the cultivation of crops.
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map Sheet No. 45 D/7 (A – B) and answer the following questions:
(a) (i) What does the abbreviation R. F., stand for?
(ii) What does 20r (grid sq. 8295) mean.
(iii) What does V near Shergadh village in the south-east corner mean.
(b)
(i) What type of relief do you observe in north-west of the map (West Panswala)?
(ii) Why is the land shown in white shade not put to cultivation?
(c)
(i) What seems to be the importance of village Jegol in grid sq. 8590 in the south?
(ii) Find out the length of the joint stream of rivers Sipu, Varka and Hanva.
(d) What type of relief feature is found close to Varkanala and Hanvanala near Gangudra in the centre of the area?
(e) Give four figure grid reference of a well marked meander of Varkanala and Sipu river.
(f)
(i) What does the black line marked 24°30′ in the north denote.
(ii) What is the meaning of 72°20′ north-south black line in the western part of the map?
(iii) What do the figures 280, 300, 500 etc., written in brown on east margin of the map indicate.
(g)
(i) Point out two man-made features on the map.
(ii) What is the direction of the river Sipu 83 C 86 grid lines?
(iii) What is the grid reference (four figures) of the lime kiln located near Rampura village in the north-west?
Study the extract from the topographical sheet No. 63K/12, as shown in the figure below and answer the following questions-
- Convert 1:50,000 into a statement of scale.
- Name the major settlements of the area.
- What is the direction of flow of the river Ganga?
- At which one of the banks of river Ganga, Bhatauli is located ?
- What is the pattern of rural settlements along the right bank of river Ganga?
- Name the villages/settlements where Post Office is located ?
- What does the yellow colour in the area refer to?
- What means of transportation is used to cross the river by the people of Bhatauli village?

R. F. 1: 50,000
Part of the Topographical Sheet No 63K/12
