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What Do You Understand by a Causeway?

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What do you understand by a causeway? 

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It is raised metalled road constructed over a stream, river, railway line or low lying marshy area.

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Chapter 1: Interpretation of Topographical Maps - Very Short Questions

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Austine Vas, Hemant M. Pednekar, Vidhya Malar Geography Our Earth [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 1 Interpretation of Topographical Maps
Very Short Questions | Q 5

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