GEOGRAPHY
(VI)- LESSON- 4
MAPS
(QUESTION
ANSWERS)
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NCERT EXERCISE
1. Answer the
following questions briefly.
(a) What are
the three components of a map?
(b) What are
the four cardinal directions?
(c) What do you
mean by the term ‘the scale of the map’?
(d) How are
maps more helpful than a globe?
(e) Distinguish
between a map and a plan.
(f) Which map
provides detailed information?
(g) How do symbols help in reading maps?
Answer 1.
(a) The three components of
the map are – distance, direction and symbol.
(b) The four cardinal
directions are – North, South, East and West.
(c) The scale of the map is
the ratio between the actual distance on the ground and the distance shown on
the map. There are two types of map based on scale – Large scale map and small
scale map.
(d) A map is a
representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part of it drawn on a
flat surface according to a scale. It is impossible to flatten a round shape
and scale it. Therefore, maps are more helpful than a globe.
(e) The difference between
a map and a plan is given below:
Map |
Plan |
A map is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a
part of it drawn on a flat surface according to a scale. |
A plan is a drawing of a small area on a large scale. |
Maps give detailed information about a larger portion of the earth |
A Plan gives confined information about a certain small area. |
(f) Large scale maps give
detailed information.
(g) Symbols represent
roads, bridges, trees, railway lines, etc. through certain letters, shades,
colours, pictures and lines. In this way, symbols are a convenient means of
reading a map.
2. Tick the
correct answers.
(a) Maps
showing distribution of forests are
(i) Physical map (ii)
Thematic Map (iii) Political map
(b) The blue
colour is used for showing
(i) Water bodies (ii)
Mountains (iii) Plains
(c) A compass
is used –
(i) To show symbols (ii) To
find the main direction (iii) To measure distance
(d) A scale is
necessary
(i) For a map (ii) For a
sketch (iii) For symbols
Answer 2.
(ii) Thematic Map
(i) Water bodies
(ii) To find the main
direction
(i) For a map
OTHER
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct option
to complete the sentences given below:
1. Which one is
not a component of map?
(a) Direction (b) Symbol
(c) Scale (d) Distance.
2.………..is the
symbol of………………
(a) International
boundary
(b) State boundary
(c) District
boundary
(d) Village boundary.
3. Brown colour
is used for showing
(a) Water
bodies
(b) Plateaus
(c)
Plains
(d) Mountains.
4. A physical
map shows
(a) Natural features of the earth
(b) Different countries and states of the world
(c) Distribution of forests
(d) Both (a) and (b).
5. Which one is not an intermediate direction?
(a) North-east
(NE)
(b) West
(c) South-west (SW)
(d) North-West (NW).
6. What is a map?
(a) A globe (b) A drawing of the
earth’s surface on a flat paper according to scale
(c) A projection (d) None of these
7. What is physical map?
(a) Showing natural features of the earth
(b) Showing cities, towns and villages with boundaries
(c) Showing rainfall, distribution of forests etc.
(d) None of the above
8. Which map
gives more information?
(a) Small scale map
(b) Large scale map
(c) Ordinary map
(d) None of these
9. What does
TV’ with arrow show?
(a) Direction of North
(b) Direction of East
(c) Direction of West
(d) Direction of South
10. The blue
colour is used for showing
(a) mountains
(b) plants and trees
(c) water
(d) none of these
11. A scale is
compulsory for
(a) a map
(b) a sketch
(c) a symbol
(d) all of these
12.For what
purpose magnetic compass is used?
(a) For measuring distance
(b) For showing symbols
(c) For finding the directions
(d) For all of these
13. Plan is a
drawing of
(a) small area on a large scale
(b) large area on a small scale
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
14. Yellow
colour is used for showing
(a) plateaus
(b) water bodies
(c) mountains
(d) plants
II. Fill in the
Blanks
Fill in the
blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:
1.
A……….. is used
to show large areas like continents or countries on a paper.
2.
A………. is an
instrument used to find out main directions.
3 .
Maps have
a…………. language that can be understood by all.
4.
In a sketch
match …………. is not needed.
5.
Maps are more
informative than a …………
III.True/False
State whether
these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1.
A globe is used
to study the earth as a whole.
2.
Political maps
show natural features of the earth.
3.
A large scale
map is used to show large areas like countries on a paper.
4.
There are four
intermediate directions.
5.
Large scale
maps give less information than small scale maps.
ANSWERS
I. MCQS
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
C |
A |
D |
A |
B |
B |
A |
A |
A |
C |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
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A |
C |
A |
A |
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II. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1.
small scale
2.
compass
3.
universal
4.
scale
5.
globe
III.True/False
1.
True
2.
False
3.
False
4.
True
5. False
1. What is a map?
Answer: A map is a representation or a drawing of the Earth’s surface or a part
of it drawn on a flat surface according to a scale.
2. What is
Atlas?
Answer: A collection of many maps in the form of book is called an Atlas.
3. Name the
types of maps.
Answer: Maps are of different types such as Physical Maps, Political Maps,
Thematic Maps.
4. Name the components of maps.
Answer: There are three component of maps- (i) distance (ii) direction and
(iii) symbol
5. Why is scale
needed in the map formation?
Answer: A scale is needed to represent a large distance in a small distance on
paper.
6. What is
scale?
Answer: Scale is the ratio between the actual distance and the distance shown
on the map.
7. What are the Direction Maps?
Answer: Direction maps help us to find out a place.
8. What are
four major directions?
Answer: There are four major directions – North, South, East and West. .
9. What do you
know about cardinal points?
Answer: Major directions – North, South, East and West are called cardinal
points.
10. Give the name of intermediate
directions.
Answer: Intermediate directions are – North-East(NE), South-East(SE),
South-West (SW), and North-West (NW).
11. What is
compass?
Answer:
Compass is a magnetic instrument. It is used to find out directions.
12. What are
conventional symbols?
Answer: There is an international agreement regarding use of the symbols on
maps. Symbols, fixed through International agreement, are called conventional
symbols.
13. Why do we use colours on the maps?
Answer: Different colours are used on the map for presenting different things
or objects.
14. What is a
sketch?
Answer: Sketch is a drawing mainly based on memory and spot observation and not
according to scale.
15. What is a
plan?
Answer: Plan is a drawing of a small area on a large scale.
16. How are maps useful for us?
Answer: Maps are useful to us for various purposes. One map shows a small area
and a few facts. Another map may contain as many facts as a big book. The
purposes can be summarized as under:
Showing mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, oceans
etc.
Showing cities, towns and villages, states, countries
etc.
Showing roads, rainfall, forests, industries etc.
17. What do you
understand about Small Scale Maps?
Answer: When large areas like continents or countries are to be shown on a
paper, then we use a small scale and it is called a small scale map. In the
small scale map, we use large distances like hundreds of km in some cm. or mm.
18. What do you
mean by Large Scale Maps?
Answer: When a small area like village or town is to be shown on paper, then we
use a large scale and it is called large scale map. In the large scale map we use
distance of metres in some cm. or mm.
19. What is compass and how does it
work?
Answer: Compass is a magnetic instrument. We can find out the direction of a
place with the help of a compass. It is used to find out directions. It has a
magnetic needle which always points towards north-south direction.
20. Why are
symbols used?
Answer: Everything or every object cannot be represented on the paper. For this
purpose, symbols are used. Symbol contains letters, shades, colours, pictures,
lines etc.
21. What are
conventional symbols?
Answer: Maps have a universal language that can be understood by all. There is
an international agreement regarding the use of these symbols. These are called
conventional symbols.
22. What are
the uses of colours in the maps?
Answer: Various colours are used in the map for presenting things or objects.
For example, blue is used for showing water bodies, brown for mountain, yellow
for plateau and green for plains.
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