Question

• What all is shown in the map?

• You have read Sikhya's letter. Look for Orissa in the map.

• Is there a sea close to Orissa? How did you find out?

• Which are the states which have the sea on one side?

• Where is Suryamani’s state Jharkhand on the map?

• Where are forests on the map? How will you find these?

• For someone in Madhya Pradesh, in which direction would the country’s thickest forests be? Name those states.

Answer 1

• Following things are shown in the map:

(i) The country India

(ii) The states and the union territories

(iii) The neighboring countries

(iv) The Islands

(v) The forests classified into very thick and less thick

(vi) The four cardinal directions

• Disclaimer: This question calls for some activity. So, textual answer cannot be provided.

• Yes, Bay of Bengal is a sea lying close to Orissa. By observing the map it is found that the boundary line of Orissa touches the sea on the eastern side.

• In the west of India, the states that have sea on one side are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. In the east of India, the states that have sea on one side are West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

• Suryamani’s state, Jharkhand lies in eastern India near West Bengal.

• The colour green denotes forests on the map of India. Dark green colour represents dense forest areas and light green colour shows less dense forest areas. The green colour symbols drawn at the bottom of map have been used to represent forests in the map.

• For someone in Madhya Pradesh, the country’s thickest forests lies to their north and north east directions. Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are the states having thickly forested areas.