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प्रश्न
Define an atlas.
उत्तर
A collection of different types of maps bound together in the form of a book is called an
atlas.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer
Which of these is shown by a thematic map?
Choose the correct answer
These maps are useful to surveyors and civil engineers engaged in building roads, bridges, canals, and other structures.
Which map would be most useful to army personnel when constructing a bridge during a war?
How will you show the location of your house to a friend who is visiting you for the first time?
What are the different types of maps?
Answer the following question in brief.
What is meant by the scale of a map?
Answer the following question in brief.
Which three ways are used to represent the scale of a map?
Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.
What is the scale of the map?
Complete the following chart
| Distance on | Distance | Scale |
| the map | on ground | |
| Example: 5 cm | 25 km | 1 cm = 5 km |
| 10 cm | 100 km | ___________ |
| 2 cm | ___________m | 1 cm = 30 km |
| ___________ | 49 m | 1 cm = 7 m |
| 6 cm | 60,000 km | __________ |
Practical work.
Draw a linear scale to show two men standing 30 m apart. Use the scale 1 cm = 3m.
A map bearing a scale of 1 : 4000 and larger is called ______.
What are different types of small-scale maps?
List out two major types of large-scale maps?
Write an explanatory account of types of maps.
