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प्रश्न
What is a “Topographical Map”?
What do you mean by a topographical map?
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उत्तर
Topographical map gives detailed information about physical features and man-made features of a small area. Physical features are depicted by contours. Cultural or man-made features are represented by symbols called conventional signs.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following: An offshore oil field in the Gulf of Cambay.
Name the left bank tributary of the main river.
Give four grid reference of each of the following:
1) Open scrub
2) Bantawada
What is a Flat land?
Describe the importance of colours on the toposheet?
Why are directions on a map important?
What are ‘Eastings’ and ‘Northings’?
Give a summary of dimension and scale of topographical maps.
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 307.
(ii) The spot height 196.
(b)
Give the four figure grid reference of each of the following:
(i) The confluence of the Sipu River and the Mahadeviyo Nala.
(ii) Sheet rock.
(c) Measure the shortest distance in kilometres between the temple in, grid square 8192, and the perennial lined well at Bhakodar 8188.
(d)
What do the following represent?
(i) Black curved lines in 7788.
(ii) The blue line in the bed of the Sipu River.
(e)
(i) What is the general pattern of settlements in the region shown on the map?
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
(f) Which is the chief form of irrigation shown in the map extract? Why is it necessary?
(g)
(i) What is the main form of transport in this region?
(ii) Give the map evidence for your answer.
(h)
(i) What is the compass direction of Dantiwada, 8582, fromBhadli Kotha, 7886?
(ii) What is the general direction of flow of the Arado. N?
(i)
(i) Name the type of drainage pattern found in grid square 8584.
(ii) What do you mean by 25r in grid square 8286?
(j)
(i) What is meant by ‘R.F.’?
(ii) What is the R.F. shown on this map extract?
If you are interpreting the cultural features from a topographical sheet, what information would you like to seek and how would you derive this information? Discuss with the help of suitable examples.
