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Why Are Directions on a Map Important?

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Why are directions on a map important?

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उत्तर

Since mapping is primarily a science of whereabouts a student of geography should, therefore, be familiar with directions and also the methods of finding out directions on different occasions and in various circumstances.

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संबंधित प्रश्न

How does the feature, indicated by the black curves in 0721, show that rainfall in this region is seasonal?


Name two natural features in 0325.


Give the six figure grid reference of Triangulated height 217


Name the types of drainage pattern found in grid square 9374.


What are ‘National Grid Reference’?


Describe the importance of colours on the toposheet?


Name the various types of settlement patterns found on toposheet.


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

(a) Name and give the four figure grid reference of a settlement where the people of the region meet at least once a year.

(b) What does the conventional symbol at grid reference 145132 mean?

(c) 
If a man were to walk from Gulabganj (1820) to Harmatiya (1916):
(i) In which direction would he be walking?
(ii) Which are the two different kinds of roads that he would be using?

(d) 
What do the following numbers in grid square 1718 and 1818 mean?
(i) 280 (ii) 281

(e) What are the two differences between the settlement Bamba in 1914 and those in 1813?

(f) Name four facilities that Anadra has which makes it an important settlement

(g) What is the quickest means of communication for the people of Dabani (1313)?

(h) What do the following mean:
(i) Brackish in 1915 (ii) Causeway in 1715 (iii) 6r in 1218?

(i) Mention two factors which support the following:
(i) The Sipu river is in its middle course
(ii) The rainfall in the region shown in the map extract is seasonal.

(j) What is the distance in kilometres between the distance stone 20 in 1818 and the causeway in 1715 along the metalled road?


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.


Study the extract of Survey of India Map Sheet No. 45D/7 and answer the following questions.

(a) What do you understand by Eastings and Northings?

(b) Give the meaning of each of the following conventional symbols located in the grid square 1622.
(i) 20r (ii) PO

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

(d) Give the six-figure grid reference of:
(i) The point where the canal leaves the earth work, dam market 10r.
(ii) The spot height 1425 in the South-east corner of the map extract.

(e) Andhra is a better developed settlement than Gulabganj. Give two reasons.

(f) Account for the necessity of ‘fireline’ in the jungle area of the given map extract.

(g) 
(i) What main purpose is solved by most of the wells in grid square 1621?
(ii) Why is the water in some of these wells not suitable for drinking?

(h) Name two probable occupations of the people in the settlement of Tokra in squares 2220 and 2221.

(i) What is the total length of canal in metres?

(j) Give the angular distance of the temple in Pithapura in 2022 from Bhumi Margi hill top.


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