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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the term Grid?
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उत्तर
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.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name one offshore oil field of India
Name two natural features in 0527.
Give the six figure grid reference of Triangulated height 217
Name the types of drainage pattern found in grid square 9374.
Give four grid reference of each of the following:
1) Open scrub
2) Bantawada
Why are directions on a map important?
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
(a)
(i) Give the four figure grid reference of the settlement of Hamirpura.
(ii) Give the six figure grid reference of the temple in the settlement of Jolpur.
(b)
(i) What does the blue coloured circle in the grid square 0619 represent?
(ii) What is the compass direction of Dantrai from Jolpur?
(c) What is the difference between the:
(i) Pattern of settlements in 0725 and the settlement of Idarla?
(ii) Drainage pattern of the streams in 0624 and those in 0824?
(d)
(i) What is the value of the contour line in square 0226?
(ii) What is the contour interval in the map?
(e) Mention any two factors which provide evidence that the region in the map extract is a rural region.
(f)
(i) How does the feature, indicated by the black curves in 0721, show that rainfall in this region is seasonal?
(ii) Mention one man-made feature in the map which also provides evidence that the rainfall is seasonal.
(g)
(i) Name two natural features in 0527.
(ii) Name two manmade features in 0325.
(h) Name two features which make Dantrai a more important settlement than the other settlements in the map extract.
(i) Calculate the area of the region which lies to the south of northing 21 in square kilometres.
(j) What are the following?
(i) The black vertical line between eastings 09 and 10.
(ii) 302 in grid square 0425.
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
- What is the compass direction of Sunset Point from the settlement of Anadra?
- What is the pattern of drainage in grid square 2315?
- Mention any two features seen in the map extract which indicate that the region has seasonal rainfall.
- Calculate the distance, in kilometers, along the metalled road from the causeway in grid square 1715 to the distance stone marked 20 in grid square 1818.
- What advantage does a Representative Fraction have over a verbal scale?
- Give the six figure grid reference of:
- Anjini Devi ka Mandir
- D 1327.
- Name the three different kinds of roads in grid square 2411 and the one in grid square 2515.
- Mention two occupations of the people living in the northern part of the region in the map extract. Give reasons to support your answer.
- What is the difference between the slope in grid square 2115 and the one in 1811? Give a reason for your answer.
- What is the purpose of:
- the fireline in grid square 2316.
- the pipeline in grid square 2209?
- What do the following represent?
- The red square in grid square 2514.
- 4r in grid square 1612,
- Abu is a popular holiday resort. Mention any three features seen in the map extract which attract holidaymakers to Abu.
If you are interpreting the cultural features from a topographical sheet, what information would you like to seek and how would you derive this information? Discuss with the help of suitable examples.
Study the extract from the topographical sheet No. 63K/12, as shown in the figure below and answer the following questions-
- Convert 1:50,000 into a statement of scale.
- Name the major settlements of the area.
- What is the direction of flow of the river Ganga?
- At which one of the banks of river Ganga, Bhatauli is located ?
- What is the pattern of rural settlements along the right bank of river Ganga?
- Name the villages/settlements where Post Office is located ?
- What does the yellow colour in the area refer to?
- What means of transportation is used to cross the river by the people of Bhatauli village?
R. F. 1: 50,000
Part of the Topographical Sheet No 63K/12
