DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, WEST PATEL NAGAR
Chapter 10
Mapping India
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1. Ram was looking at a map where certain areas of map were marked with green
colour and while few other areas were marked with brown colour.
a) What does the green colour represent on the map?
b) Which area is highlighted by brown colour?
2. The student was asked to locate a park near the school. Suggest how the student can
do so.
3. Fill in the blanks
Help Box
Globe, Cardinal, Scale, Physical, longitude, Revolution
Equator, Map
a) A ________ represents the three dimensional view of the earth.
b) The horizontal imaginary line drawn around the globe exactly halfway between
North Pole and South Pole is called the ________.
c) The vertical imaginary lines are the lines of __________.
d) The movement of the earth around sun on a fixed orbit is called the _______.
e) A_____ is a drawing of earth on a flat surface.
f) ______ maps show natural features of the earth, such as mountains, plateaus,
plains, rivers and oceans
g) ______ is the ratio between the actual distance on the ground and distance shown
on the map.
h) There are four __________ directions and four intermediate directions on the
compass.
4. Multiple choice questions
A. The movement of earth responsible for causing day and night is
a) Revolution b) rotation c) none of the above
B. ________ is three-dimensional representation of earth.
a) Map b) Globe c) Sketch
C. Is the conventional symbol for
a) Railway b) bicycle track c) power line
D. The thematic maps shows us
a) Natural features of the earth b) boundaries of cities, states c) particular
information.
E. The revolution of earth is completed in
a) 365 1/4 days b) 364 days c) 366 days
5. Name the explorer that took voyage from Spain.
6. Analogy
Vertical :: Longitude: Horizontal:: _____________
7. Does the earth have reference point? Give reason for the answer.
8. Mark the following
A. 4 intermediate directions
b. Prime meridian, north pole and south pole
9. What is an equator? And what are lines parallel to it known as?
10. What is rotation? How much time does earth take to complete its rotation?
11. Differentiate latitude from longitude.
12. Which movement of earth is responsible for causing change in seasons?
13. What is guide map of locality?
14. Name the different type of map and state the information provided by each type.
15. List the different components of a map.
16. How can you find directions on a map?
17. Name the features represented by the following colour
a) Blue colour
b) Brown colour
18. Why are conventional symbols common all over the world?
19. Why is map preferred over a globe?
20. What is a grid? How does grid help us?
21. Match the following
Column A Column B
Horizontal imaginary parallel Scale
lines
Northern most point of earth Atlas
Cardinal directions North Pole
Book of maps Lines of latitudes
1cm of map =100km Compass
22. On world map, locate and label:
a. Equator
b. Prime meridian
