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Question
Name the features shown in blue, green, and brown colours on a map.
Solution
Blue colour depicts all perennial water bodies like rivers, wells, tanks, ponds, lakes, seas, etc.
Green shows all forests and jungle areas including woodlands are shown in green.
All contour lines are brown in colour. The figures denoting the height of the contour line are also in some colour as the contour lines, eg. Sandhills, sand dunes etc. And shifting sands are also indicated by brown colour
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