Geography Maps - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: If the location of a post office has to be marked on a map, the symbol used will be_______.
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PO
Q2: Where does east lies on the map?
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right of north direction.
Q3: What type of map you will carry when you are going for trekking to the Himalayas?
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physical maps.
Q4: Political maps show climatic zone. True/ False
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False
Q5: Define a map.
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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.
Q6: What is thematic map?
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Some maps focus on specific information such as road maps, rainfall maps, distribution of forests, industries etc. These are called thematic maps.
Q7: What are the Component of a map?
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Free hand drawing, sketch
Q8: If you have to show Asia on paper, then the appropriate map will be
small scale map.
large scale map.
medium scale map.
free hand diagram of Asia.
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small scale map.
Q9: The number of major directions are _____.
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Four
Q10: The arrow which is specified by A gives direction of ____________.
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North east
Q11: Suppose a person is walking towards north and he takes left hand turn. Now he is moving in which direction?
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West
Q12: The magnetic needle of compass gives direction of north-south. True/False
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True
Q13: Meter gauge is represented by which symbol?
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Q14: Which symbol is used to show international boundaries?
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Q15: The symbol represents __________.
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Bridge
Q16: What do you understand by symbol
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Church
Q17: How will you show a graveyard on the map using symbol?
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Q18: A scale is mostly used in_____.
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map.
Q19: Name the map that represents various relief features.
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Physical map
Q20: A North Line is a line showing________ direction.
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North
Q21: Name the colour which represents water bodies on the map.
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Blue
Q22: What is a plan?
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A detail drawing of small areas on a large scale.
Q23: If we have to find a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, what type of map we will look for?
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political map
Q24: Define a globe.
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A globe is a true model of the earth.
Q25: A map has a
diagram.
plan.
sketch.
scale.
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Scale
Q26: What is an Atlas?
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When many maps are put together we get an Atlas.
Q27: Maps provide more information than a globe. True/False
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True
Q28: How symbols are useful for a map?
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It makes the map simple to read.
Q29: An arrow shows______.
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Direction
Q30: On a map, the scale given is 1 cm = 10 km. On the map the distance between your home and the temple is 3 cm then what will be the distance between temple and your home?
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30 km.
Q31: Which symbol show that an area has a lot of plant cover?
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Q32: Rahul wants to go to his uncle's place that is in the NE direction and Rahul is in the N direction facing S, then the direction that he should turn to ______.
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left.
Q33: Mohan is traveling by car. He sees a symbol .
That means he is moving towards a______.
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Canal
Q34: A small distance on paper represents a large distance on the ground. True/False
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True
Q35: On a map, the scale given is 1 cm = 500 m, the type of map used will be
thematic map.
relief map.
small scale map.
large scale map
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large scale map
Q36: A sketch is true in its
shape
size
location
scale
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location
Q37: Which map has more information, small-scale maps or large scale maps?
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large-scale map
Q38: The plain areas of the world are represented by_______ colour.
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green
Q39: Which map will be used to show Distribution of industries in Europe?
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thematic maps
Q40: Which colour is used to show Plateau on the map?