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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
What is the grid system ? Why is it important?
उत्तर
A network of horizontal and vertical lines or latitudes and longitudes are drawn on a map or globe is called the grid system.
The grid system is an important feature of maps. It helps in locating places on the surface of the earth. For example, if you wanted to locate a place, you would look for its latitude and longitude. The location of the place would be at the intersection of its latitude and longitude.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question in brief.
What are the latitudinal and longitudinal extents of India? Use your atlas to find the answer.
Find latitudes and longitudes:
You will need an atlas. Turn to the index pages and find the latitudes and longitudes of these Indian cities.
| Place | Latitude | Longitude |
| i. Delhi | __________ | _________ |
| ii. Kolkata | _________ | _________ |
| iii. Mumbai | _________ | _________ |
| iv. Chennai | _________ | _________ |
| v. Bengaluru | _________ | _________ |
| vi. Srinagar | _________ | _________ |
Look at the symbols given here and answer the following question.
How do the features shown by these two symbols differ?
Choose the odd one
What are cardinal directions?
In general, maps are drawn with ______ orientation.
The features of ______ colour in Map is Railway line.
A ______ is a widely used symbol or a line pattern or a colour on a map.
The features of ______ colour in Map is Mountain, Hill, and Contour.
On the map, the police station is denoted by the symbol ______.
