Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What are the different types of maps?
Advertisements
Solution
Maps can be divided into the following categories based on the scale used to draw them:
- Small scale maps: They show a large land area in a small space E.g., 1 cm on a small-scale map could represent 200 km on the ground. The features of the area are not clearly visible.
- Large-scale maps: They show the smaller areas of land in bigger space, e.g., 1 cm = 1 km on land. They give detailed information on the area.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Choose the correct answer
Which of these is shown by a thematic map?
Choose the correct answer
These maps are useful to surveyors and civil engineers engaged in building roads, bridges, canals, and other structures.
Define an atlas.
What do you understand by topographic maps?
Which map would be most useful to army personnel when constructing a bridge during a war?
How will you show the location of your house to a friend who is visiting you for the first time?
Differentiate between a plan and a sketch.
Answer the following question in brief.
What is meant by the scale of a map?
Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.
What is the scale of the map?
Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.
Calculate the N-S and E-W extents of India.
Complete the following chart
| Distance on | Distance | Scale |
| the map | on ground | |
| Example: 5 cm | 25 km | 1 cm = 5 km |
| 10 cm | 100 km | ___________ |
| 2 cm | ___________m | 1 cm = 30 km |
| ___________ | 49 m | 1 cm = 7 m |
| 6 cm | 60,000 km | __________ |
A map bearing a scale of 1 : 4000 and larger is called ______.
What are different types of small-scale maps?
List out two major types of large-scale maps?
Write an explanatory account of types of maps.
