Lesson-9

REACHINGPLACES
DIFFICULT WORDS

Symbols Compass Physical Directions Sketch

Pictures Signs Cardinal Specific Cartography
Landmark Atlas Cartographer Plateau Sketch

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

1. What are cardinal directions? Name them also.
Ans–The main directions are called cardinal directions. North, East, West and South (NEWS)
are the main directions.

2. Name the sub-directions with diagram.

Ans - North-East, North-West, South-East and South-West are the sub-directions.
3. Namethe colours used in a map. What do they represent?
Ans - The colours used in a map represent the following:-

Blue-Waterbodies Brown-Mountains

Green-Plains Yellow- Plateau

*This map is only to understand the question in a better way. No need to copy down the map.

4. How are symbols useful?

Ans - Symbols are useful in the following ways-
a) They give more information in a limitedspace.
b) They help to locate a place on themap.

*This map is only to understand the question in a better way. No need to copy down the map.
5. Name the different types of maps.
Ans - The different types of maps are-
a) Physicalmaps
b) Politicalmaps
c) Thematicmaps

6. What is a compass?
Ans - . A compass is an instrument used for finding directions. It is like a watch
and has a magnetic needle.

7. How is a map useful to us?

Ans - A map is useful to us in the following ways-
a) It helps us to locate place, city, state orcountry.
b) It guides us to locate a place in a new, unknownarea.
8. What are conventional symbols?
Ans – The universally accepted symbols used in the maps are called the conventional
symbols. For e.g. this symbol represents a bridge.

9. What is a key in a map?

Ans - The meaning of the symbols given at the corner of the map. They are called the key.

*This map is only to understand the question in a better way. No need to copy down the map.
10.Define the following terms:-
a) Landmark- A landmark is something that is easily recognisable like a hotel,
hospital, park or aschool. For e.g. For your school (Mata Gujri Public
School) the land mark is Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Mata Gujri
Medical Centre, and Punjab and Sind Bank in Greater Kailash – 1.
b) Cartography- The art of drawing a map is calledcartography.
c) Cartographers- The person who draws a map is called acartographer.
d) Atlas- A book of maps is called anatlas.
11.Differentiate between the following:

SKETCH PLAN
A sketch is a rough drawing of a A drawing of a small area on a
place drawn without a scale. large scale with a scale.

It represents main features of an It gives information in detail with

area with landmarks. an aerial view.

PHYSICAL MAP THEMATIC MAP

A physical map shows the physical Thematic maps display specific
features of a place like the rivers, information like rainfall, vegetation,
mountains, forests and lakes. national parks, etc.

It shows specific features in the particular It shows variations in that area. Eg-
area like river, forest, etc. Eg- A map Showing weather, rainfall in a particular
showing rivers of a particular area. area, population density.

PHYSICAL MAP POLITICAL MAP

A physical map shows the physical
A political map shows the states and
features of a place like the rivers,
national boundaries of any country.
mountains, forests and lakes.

It is used to show geographical features. It is used to show territorial borders.

12.Draw the following symbols:

13.Mark the following northern states on the political map of India:

North and North -Western States North- Eastern States

1. HimachalPradesh 1. Sikkim
2. Punjab 2. Tripura
3. Uttarakhand 3. Meghalaya
4. UttarPradesh 4. Mizoram
5. Rajasthan 5. ArunachalPradesh
6. Gujarat 6. Manipur
7. MadhyaPradesh 7. Nagaland
8. Bihar 8. Assam
9. Jharkhand
10. West Bengal
11. Chhattisgarh