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प्रश्न
What is a Nodal centre?
उत्तर
A town, which is at the junction of many routes is usually very important and is known as a nodal centre. A nodal centre has generally a dense settlement. Big towns, having dense settlements, reflect the availability of industry and commerce. The availability of minerals can also cause the growth big towns.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following: An oil refinery in Bihar.
Name the state that produces the largest amount of limestone.
What are the following?
The black vertical line between eastings 09 and 10
What is the compass direction of Antroli (9576) and Chelkha (9281) from Sangla?
What is a “Topographical Map”?
Which colours are used on toposheets? What is their significance?
Give the meanings of the important terms used in toposheets.
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
(a) Name and give the four figure grid reference of a settlement where the people of the region meet at least once a year.
(b) What does the conventional symbol at grid reference 145132 mean?
(c)
If a man were to walk from Gulabganj (1820) to Harmatiya (1916):
(i) In which direction would he be walking?
(ii) Which are the two different kinds of roads that he would be using?
(d)
What do the following numbers in grid square 1718 and 1818 mean?
(i) 280 (ii) 281
(e) What are the two differences between the settlement Bamba in 1914 and those in 1813?
(f) Name four facilities that Anadra has which makes it an important settlement
(g) What is the quickest means of communication for the people of Dabani (1313)?
(h) What do the following mean:
(i) Brackish in 1915 (ii) Causeway in 1715 (iii) 6r in 1218?
(i) Mention two factors which support the following:
(i) The Sipu river is in its middle course
(ii) The rainfall in the region shown in the map extract is seasonal.
(j) What is the distance in kilometres between the distance stone 20 in 1818 and the causeway in 1715 along the metalled road?
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
(a) What is the compass direction of Sunset Point from the settlement of Anadra?
(b) What is the pattern of drainage in grid square 2315?
(c) Mention any two features seen in the map extract which indicate that the region has seasonal rainfall.
(d) Calculate the distance, in kilometers along the metalled road from the causeway in grid square 1715 to the distance stone marked 20 in grid square 1818.
(e) What advantage does a Representative Fraction have over a verbal scale?
(f) Give the six figure grid reference of:
(i) Anjini Devi ka Mandir
(ii) D 1327.
(g) Name the three different kinds of roads in grid square 2411 and the one in grid square 2515.
(h) Mention two occupations of the people living in the northern part of the region in the map extract. Give reasons to support your answer.
(i) What is the difference between the slope in grid square 2115 and the one in 1811. Give a reason for your answer.
(j) What is the purpose of:
(i) the fireline in grid square 2316.
(ii) the pipeline in grid square 2209?
(k) What do the following represent?
(i) The red square in grid square 2514.
(ii) 4r in grid square 1612,
(l) Abu is a popular holiday resort. Mention any three features seen in the map extract which attract holiday makers to Abu.
If you are interpreting the cultural features from a topographical sheet, what information would you like to seek and how would you derive this information? Discuss with the help of suitable examples.
