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Question
(i) What is the importance of a Relief Map.
(ii) How can we show occupations by the evidences of names or by inference of relief features?
Solution
(i) The study of relief features requires careful handling. It is a bird’s eye view of the entire . area where hills, plateau, and down lands are shown clearly. The gap between, two hills is marked. Maximum heights may be located and denoted with grid reference.
(ii) The following list shows the occupations by the evidence of names or by inference of relief features.
| Evidences or Inferences of Relief | Amplification of Occupations |
| (i) Forest-green patch | Forestry |
| (ii) Yellow colour and orchards | Agriculture |
| (iii) Pastures and meadows or scrub | Cattle grazing or sheep rearing. |
| (iv) Quarries and mines | Quarrying and mining |
| (v) Settlement near main roads-Annual fair (written) | Trade |
| (vi) Mines and factories | Industrial development |
| (vii) Park, golf courses, rifle ranges | Recreation and cultural development |
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