Question. Give the six figure grid reference of: (i) Triangulated height 592 (ii) The temple where the annual fair is held in the month of February.
Answer. (i) 928890/929890/928889/929889 (ii) 912883/913883
Question. State the general direction of Arado N. What does the blue line in the Arado N indicate?
Answer. North to north-west or south-wet to south-south west. Blue line indicates that while most of the river is dry, there is still some water in the river/water channel/perennial channel.
Question. Calculate the distance in km. along the cart track between Velavas (868895) and Ranol (883888).
Answer. 2km.
Question. (i) What does 7r in grid square 8689 indicate? (ii) State the main source of irrigation at Dhariawada (Fatepura).
Answer. (i) Relative height of sand hill from top to bottom is 7 meters. OR The depth of the lined perennial well is 7m from the surface to the bottom.* (ii) Lined perennial wells.
Question. What type of rainfall in experienced in the region shown in the map extract? Justify your answer giving one reason.
Answer. Seasonal rainfall; Reason: Presence of dry streams, broken ground, large number of wells, dry tanks, etc.
Question. Name and explain the term used for the brown line in the map extract.
Answer. Contour lines and contour index; Imaginary lines on the map connecting places on the ground having same height above mean sea level.
Question. Name any two types of vegetation found in the map extracts. Give a four figure grid reference for each.
Answer. Plantain – 8887; Deciduous trees – 8883 OR Open mixed jungle – 9187; Fairly dense jungle - 9184, Dense jungle – 8882, Densely mixed jungle – 9385, Open scrub – 9383.
Question. (i) What is the main relief feature seen in grid square 9284? (ii) Which prominent feature can be seen in the river bed, grid reference 9380?
Answer. (i) Conical hill/Conical peak (ii) Island.
Question. State the pattern of (i) Human settlement in grid square 8989 and (ii) Drainage in grid square 9185.
Answer. (i) Linear/Ribboned (ii) Radial
Question. What inference can be drawn about the general occupation of the people of the region shown in the western half of the map extract? Give one reason to justify your answer.
Answer. Agriculture; Reason – Presence of lined perennial wells(irrigation), yellow wash (cultivated land).
Question. (i) What is the brown line in grid square 1516 called? (ii) What does the figure along this line indicate?
Answer. (i) Contour line (ii) Figure (280) indicates that the line connects all places on the ground that are 280 meters above the mean sea level.
Question. Mention two main modes of transport used by the people in the area shown in the map extract.
Answer. Cart tracks, metalled roads.
Question. On which bank of the Sipu Nadi is the village Gulabganj (1920) situated? Where does the village get its supply of water throughout the year?
Answer. Left bank; Water supply – man made tanks, lined perennial wells.
Question. What is meant by the term Fire Line? Account for the necessity of fire lines in the jungle area of the given map extract.
Answer. Fire line is a wide trench dug into the ground, which is free of vegetation, and which separates the forest area or vegetation on either of its sides. It is made to avoid the spread of fire.
Question. What is the nature of the canal shown in the map extract? Measure in km the total length of the canal.
Answer. Nature – dry, inundation canal. Length – 5.55 km approximately. OR 5.3 km to 5.8 km.
Question. In what way does the pattern of drainage in grid square 2118 differ from that in grid square 2114?
Answer. 2118 – radial, 2114 – Parallel/Dendritic.
Question. Which is the most important settlement in the map extract? Give one reason to support your answer.
Answer. Anadra. Reason – Presence of PTO, police chauki, dispensary, presence of metalled road connecting it (i.e. nodal point), and convergence of many cart tracks.
Question. (i) State the compass direction of Udwariya (2423) from Gulabganj (1920). (ii) Mention one striking difference between these two settlements.
Answer. (i) North-east (ii) Gulabganj – grid like, modern settlement, left bank, near metalled road; Udwariya – scattered settlement, right bank, on cart track.
Question. Give the six figure grid reference of (i) the temple in village Dhavli (ii) Triangulated height 480.
Answer. (i) 111073/111074 (ii) 137045/137046
Question. What do the following indicate? (i) 6r in grid square 1903. (ii) The word Brackish in grid square 1403.
Answer. (i) Relative height of the embankment is 6m (ii) Indicates that waiter in the well is brackish or salty, and unfit for drinking or agricultural purpose.
Question. (i) In grid square 1909, several contours merge at one point. What does this represent?
Answer. (i) When contours merge together, it indicates a steep slope. (ii) Footpath
Question. Name the type of rainfall experienced in the region shown in the map extract. Give the reason to support your answer.
Answer. Seasonal rainfall. Reason – Presence of dry streams, dry tanks, broken ground, road motorabale in dry season, etc.
Question. How does the drainage pattern in grid square 1606 differ from the drainage pattern in grid square 1708?
Answer. 1606 – Radial, 1708 – Trellis/Rectangular.
Question. (i) What is the pattern of settlement in grid square 1904? (ii) Name the settlement that has Post Office.
Answer. (i) Scattered/Dispersed settlement (ii) Dattani
Question. Name two land forms represented by the pattern of contours in grid square 1608.
Answer. Conical hill, saddle/col/pass, ridge, etc.
Question. Calculate the ground distance in km along the metal road between causeway in 1502 and the distance stone marked “14” in grid square 1203.
Answer. 4km approximately.
Question. State two reasons for the absence of human habitation in the north-eastern region of the map extract.
Answer. Hilly region, uneven topography, lack of cultivable land for agriculture, dense/fairly dense vegetation.
Question. (i) Mention the difference between the highest spot height in the map extract and the contour height in grid square 1006. (ii) What is the compass direction of Patlawa Ka Goliya (590) from Kacholi Dungar (443)?
Answer. (i) Heighest spot height (1023m) – contour height (260m) = 1023 – 260 = 763m. (ii) North or north west.
Question. Give the six figure grid reference of: (i) Triangulated height 364 (ii) Temple at Rampura.
Answer. (i) 957745/956744 (ii) 954806.
Question. Mention any two features shown in the map extract which show that the region has seasonal rainfall.
Answer. Dry stream, dry tank, broken ground
Question. Calculate the distance in km along the cart track linking Juvol (923826) and Arniwada (944817).
Answer. 2km approximately.
Question. Which is the chief form of irrigation shown in the map extract? Give an evidence to justify your answer.
Answer. Lined perennial well. Reason – Numerous dry streams indicating seasonal rainfall and numerous lined perennial wells scattered over the map extract
Question. Give one reason to explain why the streams in grid square 9478 do not join a river. Identify another grid square tin the map extract that has similar streams.
Answer. Reason – Sandy soil, less rainfall so volume of water in streams is less, high rate of evaporation, etc. Grid square – 9577.
Question. What do the following represent? (i) Black broken lines in 9575. (ii) Black curved lines in 9879?
Answer. (i) Disappearing streams (ii) Broken ground.
Question. Identify two landforms shown by the contours in grid square 9876.
Answer. Conical hill/watershed/gap/saddle/col.
Question. (i) What is the general direction of the Balaram Nadi? (ii) Which bank of the main river does the Balaram Nadi join?
Answer. (i) South east to north west (ii) Broken ground
Question. What is the main occupation of the people living in the area shown in tha map extract? Give one reason to support your answer.
Answer. Agriculture. Reason – Yellow wash indicating cultivated land.
Question. What is meant by scale of a map? What is the scale of the map extract provided to you?
Answer. Scale of a map means the ratio between the distance on the map shown and the corresponding distance on the land measured. Scale of given map – 1:50000 or 2cm = 1km.
Question. What is the compass direction of Sunset Point from the settlement of Anadra?
Answer. South south-east/South-east
Question. What is the drainage pattern in grid square 2315?
Answer. Radial
Question. Mention any two features seen in the map extract which indicate that the region has seasonal rainfall.
Answer. Broken ground, dry streams, dry tanks, etc.
Question. Calculate the distance in km along the metalled road from the causeway in grid square 1715 to the distance stone marked 20 in grid square 1818.
Answer. 3.1km approximately
Question. What advantage does a Representative Fraction have over a verbal scale?
Answer. It is a universal scale, i.e. any unit can be substituted in it, whereas a verbal scale is given with specified units.
Question. Give the six figure grid reference of: (i) Anjini Devi ka Mandir (ii) Triangulated height 1327.
Answer. (i) 229160 (ii)217106/218106
Question. Name the three different kinds of roads in grid square 2411 and the one in grid square 2515.
Answer. Metalled road, unmetalled road, pack track
Question. Mention two occupations of the people living in the northern part of the region in the map extract. Give reasons to support your answer.
Answer. Agriculture – presence of yellow wash indicating cultivated land and lined perennial wells for irrigation; Forestry/Lumbering – Presence of green wash/jungle; Animal rearing – presence of jungle and pen, vast space.
Question. What is the difference between the slope in grid square 2115 and the one in 1811? Give a reason for your answer.
Answer. 2115 – gentle slope; 1811 – steep slope
Question. What is the purpose of: (i) the fireline in grid square 2316, (ii) the pipeline in grid square 2209?
Answer. (i) To prevent sprea of fire in jungle/forest. (ii) To supply drinking water from reservoir to the city Abu.
Question. What do the following represent? (i) The red square in grid square 2514. (ii) 4r in grid square 1612.
Answer. (ii) Temporary hut (ii) Relative height of embankment of dry tank is 4m.
Question. Abu is a popular holiday resort. Mention any three features seen in the ma extract which attract holiday makers to Abu.
Answer. Jaivilas Palace, Sunset Point, Jain temples, Raj Bhawan, Nakki Lake, etc.
Question. Give the four figure grid reference of a settlement with: (i) Spot height 261 (ii) Post Office.
Answer. (i) 1107 (ii) 1003
Question. What is the difference in the pattern of drainage in grid square 1606 and in 1007?
Answer. 1606 – Radial 1007 – Trellis/Rectangular
Question. Name two natural features seen in grid square 0910.
Answer. Broken ground, Dry river bed, Dry tank, Dry stream
Question. Calculate the distance in km along the metalled road from causeway East of Was to the distance stone 10.
Answer. 8km or 8.2km approximately
Question. (i) Which is a universally accepted scale? (ii) State the length of the given map in km.
Answer. (i) Representative fraction or R.F. (ii) 10 km.
Question. Give the six figure grid reference of: (i) A temple South of Dhavli settlement. (ii) Survey Tree 277.
Answer. (i) 111073/121073 (ii) 188057
Question. Which are the two different kinds of roads shown in the map extract?
Answer. Cart track, metalled road
Question. Mention two main occupations shown on the map extract.
Answer. Agriculture, forestry
Question. How are the gentle and steep slopes shown on a map?
Answer. Gentle slope – contours shown far apart; Steep slope – contours shown close together.
Question. What do the following mean? (i) 3r in 1103 (ii) Open Scrub in 1502
Answer. (i) Relative height of embankment is 3m (ii) Area having arid/dry vegetation, barren land and scrubs, and unsuitable for agriculture.
Question. What is the direction of Dattani and Dhavli from Chandela?
Answer. Direction of Dattani from Chandela – West; of Dhavli from Chandela – North-west.
Question. Name two man-made features in grid square 1210.
Answer. Permanent settlement or permanent huts and dry tank
Question. 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?
Answer. “Motorable in dry season” refers to the cart track being fit for transportation use only during the dry season. This indicates that the region receives seasonal rainfall.
Question. Give the six figure grid reference of: (i) Triangulated height 307 (ii) The spot height 196.
Answer. (i) 858843/859844 (ii) 835916/835917
Question. Give the four figure grid reference of each of the following: (i) The confluence of the Sipu Nadi and the Mahadeviyo Nadi. (ii) Sheet rock.
Answer. (i) 8189 (ii) 8088
Question. Measure the shortest distance in km between the temple in grid square 8192 and the perennial lined well at Bhakodar 8188.
Answer. 4.1km approximately
Question. What do the following represent? (i) Black curved lines in 7788 (ii) The blue lines in the bed of the Sipu River.
Answer. (i) Broken ground (ii) Perennial stream flowing through dry river bed.
Question. (i) What is the general pattern of settlements in the region shown on the map? (ii) Give a reason for your answer.
Answer. (i) Scattered/clustered/nucleated (ii) Settlements lie far away from each other but are in groups.
Question. Which is the chief form of irrigation shown in the map extract? Why is it necessary?
Answer. Lined perennial wells, since the streams are dry and the yellow wash indicates that the land has been cultivated.
Question. (i) What is the main form of transport in this region? (ii) Give the map evidence for your answer.
Answer. (i) Cart tracks (ii) Settlements are mostly connected by way of cart tracks.
Question. (i) What is the compass direction of Dantiwada, 8582, from Bhadli Kotha, 7886? (ii) What is the general direction of flow of the Arado. N?
Answer. (i) South-east (ii) From north-east to south-west
Question. (i) Name the type of drainage pattern found in grid square 8584. (ii) What do you mean by 25r in grid square 8286?
Answer. (i) Dendritic (ii) Relative depth of the lined perennial well from the surface to the bottom is 25m.
Question. (i) What is meant by ‘R.F.’? (ii) What is the R.F. shown on this map extract?
Answer. (i) R.F. means representative fractions. It is the ratio between the distance on the map shown and the corresponding distance on the land measured.(ii) 1:50000
Question. Give the six figure grid reference of: (i) the brick kiln (ii) the temple near Asav.
Answer. (i) 088131/089131 (ii) 059128
Question. What is the difference in the pattern of drainage in grid square 0916 and in 0712?
Answer. 0916 – Radial, 0712 – Trellis/Rectangular
Question. Give the four figure grid reference of each of the following: (i) Stony waste (ii) Open scrub.
Answer. (i)1014 (ii) 0816/0916
Question. Calculate the distance in kilometers along the metalled road between the causeways in grid square 0512 and 0808.
Answer. 5.6km – 6km approximately
Question. (i) What do the tiny curved black lines in grid square 0315 indicate? (ii) What is the main cause for this feature?
Answer. (i) Broken ground (ii) Seasonal rainfall, alternate wet and dry conditions, warm temperatures.
Question. (i) What is the geographical name that you would give to the general pattern of settlements in the region shown on the map? (ii) Give a reason for your answer.
Answer. (i) Nucleated/compact (ii) Houses are in small groups and close together.
Question. What is the general direction of the flow of the Sipu Nadi, given in the map extract? Give a reason to support your answer.
Answer. North-east to south-west. Reason – Arrow in the river indicated the direction of flow of river.
Question. Name two probable occupations of the people in the settlement of Revdar in grid square 0313 and 0413.
Answer. Agriculture/farming/government services
Question. What kinds of roads connect (i) Marol with Mitan (ii) Revdar with Karaunti respectively?
Answer. (i) Cart track (ii) Metalled road
Question. Give two reasons to show that the area depicted in the map experiences seasonal rainfall.
Answer. Presence of dry river bed, dry tank, dry stream, broken ground.