Types of Maps
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Q. North east, south west, south east and north west are called _____ directions.
- primary
- secondary
- intermediate
- cardinal
Q.
What are sub directions?
Q. Maps showing natural features of the earth such as mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, oceans, etc., are called _____ maps.
- physical
- thematic
- resource
- political
Q. Choose the correct difference between the verbal scale and ratio scale.
- Verbal scales are unitless whereas ratio scales have units.
- Verbal scales have units whereas ratio scales are unitless.
- Verbal scales are smaller than ratio scales.
- Verbal scales are greater than ratio scales.
Q.
What are maps used for?
- To see reliefs
- To get information about distances
- To navigate
- All of the above
Q. Maps showing natural features of the earth such as plateaus, plains, rivers, oceans, etc are called .
- political maps
- physical maps
- thematic maps
Q. _____ scale and _____ scale are the two types of scales.
- Verbal, non-verbal
- Ratio, proportional
- Verbal, ratio
- Proportional, non-verbal
Q. Latitudes and longitudes were introduced in a map by the geographers of which country?
- Portugal
- Greece
- Britain
- Rome
Q. On a topographical map, the following landscapes are shown:
- Invisible
- Natural
- Man-made
- Visible
Q. What are the different types of maps? What are their various uses?
Q. Which of the following is the correct ratio scale?
- 1cm : 1000000 cm
- 1 cm = 10000 km
- None of the above
- 1 cm : 100 km
Q. When many maps are put together, we get a/an _____.
- atlas
- zeus
- globe
- scrap book
Q. You are presented with the diagram of a globe, with only the equator marked to demarcate the northern and southern hemispheres. Which of the following geometric instruments would you make use of to mark the Parallels of Latitude?
- Protractor
- Ruler
- Divider
- Compass
Q. Which physical region is a plateau?
Q. Match List I(Industries) with List II(Important Ceners) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I(Industries) | List II(Important Ceners) |
(A) Cotton textile | (I) Ludhiana |
(B) Hosiery | (II) Rishra |
(C) Jute | (III) Coimbatore |
(D) Silk textile | (IV) Mysuru |
- A-I; B-III; C-IV; D-II
- A-IV; B-I; C-II; D-III
- A-III; B-II; C-I; D-IV
- A-III; B-I; C-II; D-IV
Q.
If the actual distance between two places and is and it is represented on a map by . Then the scale used is ______.
Q. What are the main physical division of India?
Q. The map was a world map depicting the known world in a clay tablet.
- Babylonian
- Plotemy
- Hipparchus
Q. Maps are easier to carry around when compared to globes.
- False
- True
Q. A plan provides specific information about a small area; something that a regular map does not do.
- False
- True