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Question
Why are directions on a map important?
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Solution
Since mapping is primarily a science of whereabouts a student of geography should, therefore, be familiar with directions and also the methods of finding out directions on different occasions and in various circumstances.
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Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
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- Give the six-figure grid reference for the temple that is located to the southwest of Pithapura settlement. (1)
- Give the four-figure grid reference for a settlement where people of the region meet socially and for trade at least once in year. (1)
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- What is the pattern of drainage seen in the grid square 2118? (1)
- What is the pattern of settlement seen in the grid square 1923? (1)
- What do each of the two numbers (281 printed in black colour and 20 printed in red colour) in the grid square 1818 indicate? (2)
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- Name any two man-made features in grid square 2419. (1)
- Name any two natural features in grid square 2118. (1)
- What is the significance of the following?
- Fire line in grid square 2417. (1)
- Water body found in grid square 2221. (1)
- Calculate the area of the region between 16 and 19 Eastings and 18 and 22 Northings. Give your answer in square kilometers. (2)
- Give a reason for each of the following:
- The water in some of the wells in the north-west quarter of the map is not fit for drinking. (1)
- The region near Anadra and Gulabgani has many causeways. (1)
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- What is the main means of irrigation used by people living in the area shown on the map? (1)
- What is the main occupation of the people of the region shown on the map? (1)
- Which, according to you, is the most important settlement? Give a reason to support your answer. (2)
- Name any two means of transport used by the people living in the area shown on the map extract. (2)
What do you understand by a causeway?
What is a River system.
How is the importance of settlement reflected in a map?
What is a Nodal centre?
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map Sheet No. 45 D/7 (A – B) and answer the following questions:
(a) (i) What does the abbreviation R. F., stand for?
(ii) What does 20r (grid sq. 8295) mean.
(iii) What does V near Shergadh village in the south-east corner mean.
(b)
(i) What type of relief do you observe in north-west of the map (West Panswala)?
(ii) Why is the land shown in white shade not put to cultivation?
(c)
(i) What seems to be the importance of village Jegol in grid sq. 8590 in the south?
(ii) Find out the length of the joint stream of rivers Sipu, Varka and Hanva.
(d) What type of relief feature is found close to Varkanala and Hanvanala near Gangudra in the centre of the area?
(e) Give four figure grid reference of a well marked meander of Varkanala and Sipu river.
(f)
(i) What does the black line marked 24°30′ in the north denote.
(ii) What is the meaning of 72°20′ north-south black line in the western part of the map?
(iii) What do the figures 280, 300, 500 etc., written in brown on east margin of the map indicate.
(g)
(i) Point out two man-made features on the map.
(ii) What is the direction of the river Sipu 83 C 86 grid lines?
(iii) What is the grid reference (four figures) of the lime kiln located near Rampura village in the north-west?
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.
