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What do you understand by the term Grid?

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A Grid is a set of lines used to find the exact location of places on a map. Most maps use the grid formed by latitudes and longitudes to find places.

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What are the following?

302 in grid square 0425


What is the compass direction of Antroli (9576) and Chelkha (9281) from Sangla?


What is a Flat land?


How is the importance of settlement reflected in a map?


 What is Concave Slope and Convex Slope? Explain?


(i) On a topographical map two stations A and B are situated at height of 500 metres and 100 metres respectively. If the horizontal distance between them is 2 km, calculate the gradient.
(ii) On a topographical map, two places A and B are given. Calculate the gradient between them.


Answer the following questions on the Survey Sheet Number 45 D/10. Eastings 00 to 10; Northings 17 to 28. (Map G)

(a) Give four-figure grid references of the following:
(i) Dhad Talao (ii) Sheet rock in the North-east
(iii) Rock outcrop in the North (iv) Stony waste in the South-east
(v) Open scrub south of Dhad Talao

(b) Give the six-figure grid references of the following:
(i) Police Chowki in village Dantral
(ii) Temple in Bhamra village
(iii) Well with water in settlement Devka
(iv) Spot height 310 near village Jolpur
(v) Tank near Indaria settlement

(c) Give-the direction of the following:
(i) Village Dantral (0324) from Dhann (0723)
(ii) Village Bhamra (0521) from Dhann (0723)
(iii) Village Jolpur (0718) from Malawa (0519)
(iv) Village Warka (0716) from Bikanwas (0316)
(v) Village Rampura (0617) from Dhann (0723)

(d) Give the meanings of the following:
(i) 15r in blue in grid square 0224.
(ii) 300 in brown in grid square 0426.
(iii) Black line in the northernmost part of the map.
(iv) Red line in grid square 0819.
(v) Black dots in grid square 0617.

(e) Give the settlement patterns of the following:
(i) Village Dhann (ii) In grid square 0220

(f) Measure the distances of the following:
(i) Direct distance in km. from Indaria (0826) to Jolpur (0718)
(ii) Indirect distance in km. along the cart track from Dantral (0324) to Dhann (0723)

(g) Give the drainage patterns of the following:
(i) 0827 (ii) In grid square 0226

(h) Name three man-made features found in grid square 0419 and draw their symbols.

(i) Give two evidences that the region gets seasonal rainfall.

(j) Explain the nature of the river.

(k) Explain the relief of the area.

(l) What is the general slope of the land? Give reason for your answer.

(m) What is the main occupation of the people? Give reason for your answer.

(n) What is the mode of irrigation? Give reasons for your answer.

(o) What is the mode of transport? Give reasons for your answer.


Answer the following questions on the Survey Sheet Number 45 D/7.

(a) Give six figure grid references of the following:
(i) ∆ 364 (ii) The temple at Rampura

(b) Mention any two features seen in the map extract which show that the region has seasonal rainfall

(c) Calculate the distance in kilometres along the cart-track linking Juvol (923826) and Amiwada (944817).

(d) Which is the chief form of irrigation shown in the map extract? Give an evidence to justify your answer.

(e) Give one reason to explain why the streams in grid square 9478 do not join a river. Identify another grid square in the map extract that has similar streams.

(f) What do the following represent:
(i) Black broken lines in 9575 (ii) Black curved lines in 9879.

(g) Identity two landforms shown by the contours in grid square 9876.

(h) (i) What is the general direction of the Balram Nadi?
(ii) Which bank of the main river does the Balram Nadi join?

(i) What is the main occupation of the people living in the area shown in the map extract? Give one reason to support your answer.

(j) What is meant by scale of a map? What is the scale of the map extract provided to you?


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

(a) Give the six figure grid reference of
(i) ∆ 277 (→) (ii) Lime kiln near Rampura (→) (iii) Stony waste (→).

(b) (i) What does the blue line in the Sipu river indicate?
(ii) In which village do you see the nodal function 7 What do you mean by this?

(c) (i) What does the black lines along the streams in the grid square 9199 indicate?
(ii) How are these features formed?
(iii) What type of region is shown in grid square 8696?

(d) Give the six-figure grid reference of the following:
(i) Lime Kiln near village Panswala.
(ii) Well with water near village Gonodara.
(iii) Dry tank near village Mohudi Moti.

(e) (i) What is the direction of the flow of Sipu river?
(ii) State why does it flow in this particular direction?

(f) Mention three natural features in the grid square 8998.
(g) 
(i) What is the meaning of the term open scrub printed on the map.
(ii) How do you get an idea of the general nature of the slope in this area?


Study the extract for topographical sheet 63K/12 shown in the figure below and answer the following questions.

  1. Give the height of the highest point on the map.
  2. River Jamtihwa Nadi is flowing through which quarter of the map?
  3. Which is the major settlement located in the east of the Kuardari Nala?
  4. What type of settlement does the area have?
  5. Name the geographical feature represented by white patches in the middle of Sipu Nadi.
  6. Name the two types of vegetation shown on part of the topographical sheet.
  7. What is the direction of the flow of the Kuardari?
  8. In which part of the sheet area is Lower Khajuri Dam located?

R. F. 1: 50,000
Part of the Topographical Sheet No 63K/12


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