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What is a “Topographical Map”?

What do you mean by a topographical map?

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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.

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पाठ 23: Study and Interpretation of Topographical Maps - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ५४६]

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डी. आर. खुल्लर Geography [English] Class 12 ISC
पाठ 23 Study and Interpretation of Topographical Maps
EXERCISES | Q I. 1. | पृष्ठ ५४६
डी. आर. खुल्लर Geography [English] Class 12 ISC
पाठ 23 Study and Interpretation of Topographical Maps
EXERCISES | Q II. 2. (i) | पृष्ठ ५४७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Name the following: An offshore oil field in the Gulf of Cambay.


What is the compass direction of Dantrai from Jolpur?


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


Calculate the distance in kilometres along the cart track between Chitrasani (999747) and Pirojpura (978753).


What are ‘National Grid Reference’?


Describe the importance of colours on the toposheet?


What do you understand by a causeway? 


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?


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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