Hill Shading

Q. Height of any land surface is measured from:

1. Plain level
2. Sea level
3. Water level
4. Ocean ground

Q. In Hill shading, the steep slopes are ____ and the gentle slopes are _____.

1. light, unshaded
2. unshaded, dark
3. dark, light
4. light, dark

Q. Which of the following options are disadvantages of the hill shading method?

1. Physical features with steep slopes cannot be represented.
2. Physical features without any slopes cannot be represented correctly.
3. If there is a really steep slope then the shadow that’s formed is really dark because of which details of reliefs on the steep side of the slope are lost.
4. Steep slopes of landforms have lighter shadows.

Q.

Why does some land shimmer during summer?

Q. The representative height of which of these physical features cannot be represented by the hill shading method?

1. Cliffs
2. Hills
3. Mountains
4. Plains

Q. Which of the following statements is correct about hill shading?

1. Plains have dark shadows in the relief map.
   
2. Gentle slopes have light shadows in the relief map.
   
3. Gentle slopes have dark shadows in the relief map.
4. Steep slopes have light shadows in the relief map.

Q. Height of any land surface is measured from:

1. Sea level
2. Plain level
3. Water level
4. Ocean ground

Q. Hill shading method shows the relief by _______ colour.

1. light and white
2. light and shade
3. black and white
4. light and grey

Q. Form lines are used to show _____.

1. elevation
2. length
3. depth
4. slope

Q. The representative height of which of these physical features cannot be represented by the hill shading method?

1. Hills
2. Cliffs
3. Mountains
4. Plains

Q. In Hill Shading, _____ are shown by dark shading.

1. hills
2. deep oceans
3. rivers
4. steep slopes

Q. In the method, steep slopes have dark shadows while gentle slopes have lighter shadows.

1. hachuring
2. hill shading
3. contouring

Q. In Hill shading, the steep slopes are ____ and the gentle slopes are _____.

1. unshaded, dark
2. light, dark
3. dark, light
4. light, unshaded