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Question
Name the features shown in blue, green, and brown colours on a map.
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Solution
- Blue: Depicts all perennial water bodies such as rivers, streams, wells, tanks, ponds, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals.
- Green: Shows all vegetation and forested areas, including woodlands, orchards, scattered trees, and scrubs. On some general physical maps, green is also used to represent lowlands or plains.
- Brown: Is used for landforms and relief features. This includes hills, mountains, plateaus, sandhills, sand dunes, stony waste, and barren rocky areas.
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