MAPS-WORKSHEET
I FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Globe is the most _______________way of looking at the size, shape and location of places on the earth.
2. We normally use __________________instead of globes.
3. A book of maps is called an____________.
4. Some of the elements of a map are ____________,and________
5. Usually maps are drawn with _____________at the top.
6. To be able to map the area accurately maps are drawn to a __________.
7. The scale of a map is the _____________between distance shown on the map and the actual distance on the ground.
8. The scale of a map is often shown as ‘1cm:100 km’ and this is called a ______________.
9. A_________________ is a shape or sign that is used to represent something.
10. The legend is literally ‘________________’ to the map.
11. ________________on a map are used for showing different features.
12. There are ______________ Continents and ________________Oceans.
13. North, south, east and west are the four __________________ directions.
II NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. A small model of the earth. __________
2. The maps showing different countries or different states and the important cities __________
3. The scale given in the form of a bar which is divided into regular intervals____________
4. The ratio of actual distance shown on the map to the actual distance on ground. _________
5. The giant in the Greek mythology who had held up the world on his shoulders _____________
6. A shape or sign that is used to represent something- ______________
III DRAW SYMBOLS USED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1. Sea Route
2. Bridge
3 River
4. Railway line
5. Capital of a country
6. Boundary between countries
7 National Highway
8 Boundary between states.
IV ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN TWO POINTS.
1. What is a map?
2. What are the elements of a map?
V ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN THREE POINTS.
3. Why do we prefer to use maps to globes?
4. Which colours are used as standard colors in maps?
VI ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN FOUR POINTS
5. Describe the different types of maps.
6. What is the scale of a map?
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