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Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
(a) Give the four figure grid reference of a settlement with
(i) Spot height 261
(ii) Post Office
(b) What is the difference in the pattern of drainage in grid square 1606 and in 1007 ?
(c) Name two natural features seen in grid square 0910.
(d) Calculate the distance in kilometers along the metalled road from the causeway East of Was to the distance stone 10.
(e) (i) Which is a universally accepted scale ?
(ii) State the length of the given map in kilometres.
(f) Give the six figure grid reference of:
(i) A temple South of Dhavli settlement.
(g) Which are the two different kind of roads shown in the map extract ?
(h) Mention two main occupations shown on the map extract.
(i) How are the gentle and steep slopes shown on a map ?
(j) What do the following mean ?
(i) 3r in 1103.
(ii) Open Scrub in 1502.
(k) What is the direction of Dattani and Dhavli from Chandela ?
(l) Name two man made features in grid square 1210.
(m) What do the words Motorable in dry season in grid square 1701 refer to ? What do they indicate about the rainfall received by the region shown in the map extract ?
(a) Four fig grid reference of a settlement with :
(i) Spot height 261—1107
(ii) Post office—1003
(b) Drainage pattern in Grid Square:
1606—Radial
1007—Trellised
(c) Two natural features in Square 0910 are:
(i) Seasonal tank
(ii) Broken ground or seasonal river.
(d) Distance in cm = 16
Distance in km = 16/2 (2 cm = 1 km) = 8 km.
(e) (i) Representative Fraction (RF) is universally accepted.
(ii) Length of the given map is 10.5 km.
(f) Six figure grid reference of:
(i) Temple south of Dhavli settlement—111072
(g) Two different kinds of roads shown in the map are cart track and metalled road.
(h) Main occupations shown on the map extract are:
(i) Agriculture/Farming
(ii) Forestry.
(i) Gentle and steep slopes are shown on the map by the contour lines. If contours are drawn close together, they indicate steep slope. If the contours are drawn farther apart they indicate gentle slope.
(j) (i) 3r in 1103 means the relative height of an embankment is 3m.
(ii) Open scrub is an inferior growth of short, stunted vegetation where sheep and goat rearing is practiced.
(k) Direction of:
(i) Dattani from Chandela—West.
(ii) Dhavli from Chandela—North West.
(l) Two man made features in grid square 1210 are huts, wells and cart track.
(m) Motorable in dry season refer to a cart track that is not suitable to use in rainy season. It indicates that the given region receives low and seasonal rainfall.
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On the outline map of India provided :
(a) Mark and name Dhaka.
(b) Label the river Kosi.
(c) Shade and label the Siwalik range.
(d) Label the river Godavari.
(e) Mark and label the Coromandel coast.
(f) Mark and label Vishakhapatnam.
(g) Mark and label 82.5°E Meridian.
(h) Shade and label an area oflaterite soil in peninsular India.
(i) Mark with a bold line and name the Western Ghats.
(j) Mark with arrows the direction of the Westerly depression winds.
Name the two rivers which are common to India and Nepal.
i. Koshi ii. Mahakali
By what name is the Brahmaputra known in:
(i) Tibet
(ii) Bangladesh ?
Tibet - Tsangpo
Bangladesh - Jamuna
Distinguish between the Western coastal plains and the Eastern coastal plains.
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Western Coastal Plains |
Eastern Coastal Plains |
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1.They extend from mouth of Ganga to Kanya Kumari. 2.They are broader as many deltas are formed here by various rivers. 3.They are more suitable for agriculture as they are more fertile. |
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