Question

(i) What is the importance of a Relief Map.

(ii) How can we show occupations by the evidences of names or by inference of relief features?

Answer 1

(i) The study of relief features requires careful handling. It is a bird’s eye view of the entire . area where hills, plateau, and down lands are shown clearly. The gap between, two hills is marked. Maximum heights may be located and denoted with grid reference.
(ii) The following list shows the occupations by the evidence of names or by inference of relief features.

Evidences or Inferences of Relief	Amplification of Occupations
(i) Forest-green patch	Forestry
(ii) Yellow colour and orchards	Agriculture
(iii) Pastures and meadows or scrub	Cattle grazing or sheep rearing.
(iv) Quarries and mines	Quarrying and mining
(v) Settlement near main roads-Annual fair (written)	Trade
(vi) Mines and factories	Industrial development
(vii) Park, golf courses, rifle ranges	Recreation and cultural development