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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
Explain why colours are used in maps?
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उत्तर
Colours play a significant role in maps. They make maps attractive to look at and easy to understand and interpret. On physical maps, the different colours are conventionally used in this way:
- Blue: water bodies such as oceans, seas, bays, gulfs, lakes, rivers, streams.
- Green: lowlands or plains, both coastal and those built by rivers.
- Brown: hills, mountains, plateaux.
- Yellow: hot deserts.
- White: cold deserts, snow-covered regions.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question in brief.
Name the features that are shown in blue, green, and brown colours on a map.
Fill in the blank
Mountains, hills, rivers, etc. are ______features shown on a map
Fill in the blank
Roads, rail tracks, wells, etc. are ________ features on a map.
Write True or False. Correct the false statement.
Terrace farming is undertaken on hilly slopes.
Choose the odd one
The ______ of a map describes the information given in the map.
A sign is a widely used ______ or a ______ pattern.
In general, maps are drawn with ______ orientation.
The features of ______ colour in Map is agriculture.
On the map, the police station is denoted by the symbol ______.
