Question

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

(a) Give the six-figure grid reference of:
(i) ∆ 225 (ii) A lined well near Ganguwada.

(b) Name the most important perennial source of irrigation shown on the map extract.

(c) (i) What does 3r in the grid square 8895 mean?
(ii) What do you mean by 20r in the grid square 8994?

(d) Give two points in evidence to show that the region in the map extract has seasonal rainfall.

(e) (i) What does the blue line in the Varkanala indicate?
(ii) What is the general direction of the Varkanala?

f) (i) What is the meaning of 1 : 50000 printed below the map extract?
(ii) Calculate the distance in km., along the cart track between Jegal in the grid square 8590 and Odhava in the grid square 8892.

(g) Which part of the map is more developed in agricultural occupation? Give a reason for your answer.

(h) Give the four-figure grid reference of confluence of Sipu river and Varkanala.

(i) Name two types of vegetation in the given map extract.

(j) What is the pattern of drainage in the grid square 8599?

(k) (i) How many types of tracks are shown in the map extract? Name them.
(ii) What is the common mode of transportation in the southern part of this map?

(l) What is the general pattern of settlement? Why?

Answer 1

(a) (i) 876950 (ii) 915967

(b) Lined well.

(c)
(i) Relative height of the bank of stream
(ii) Relative depth of the well is 20 m.

(d) There are a large number of the dry streams, open scrubs, broken ground, dry tank etc.

(e)
(i) River with a small stream of water.
(ii) South-east to west.

(f)
(i) 1 unit on the map is equal to 50000 units of the ground.
(ii) Distance is 3.6 km.

(g) South-western part. Because less scrubs and large number of wells.

(h) 8392.

(i) Open mixed jungle, open scrub and open jungle.

(j) Dendritic.

(k)
(i) Cart track and pach track.
(ii) Carts.

(l) Clustered or nucleated settlement, because of large cultivated land and availability of water.