SELF ASSESSMENT - 2

CLASS – V
SOCIAL STUDIES
MAPS: OUR GUIDES
TIME: 40 minutes MM: 20

Q1. Read the following case study and answer the question that follows (4)

Maps have been around for 8000 years or so. Cartography was significantly
advanced in ancient Greece. The notion of a spherical Earth was recognized
among Greek philosophers by the time of Aristotle and has been acknowledged
by all geographers ever since.

The beginning of map history constitutes from cave painting and rock carvings
to ancient maps of Greece, Babylon & Asia, from the age of exploration to the
21st century. People have produced and utilized maps as necessary tools to help
them identify, understand and navigate their way around. Mapping has an
important step in the human race. They assisted us in our intellectual growth
and development and have been passed from generation to generation helping
us in the development of our society and culture.
In the Medieval period, European maps were mostly based by religious views.
Viking explored the North Atlantic while map-making developed more realistic
and practical lines in the Mediterranean region. All maps were drawn by hand,
which made the circulation of maps limited.

During the 17th to the 19th century, Maps became more and more accurate and
factual with the use of scientific techniques. Various countries adopted national
mapping programs. Following World War I, the widespread use of aerial
photography helped a lot in map-making process. The combination of ground
observations and remote sensing is the base of modern cartography.
i. From where did the history of map begin?
ii. How did the people utilise the map?
iii. Give a brief description of maps during Medieval period.
iv. What were the main developments in the field map making till 19th
century?
Q2. Fill in the blanks (.5x4=2)
i. The person who makes a map is called _____________ .
ii. Maps are bound together in a book called _____________
iii. There are four majors __________ which have been universally
accepted.
iv. RH represents __________
Q3. State true or false and correct the false statement. (.5x4=2)
i. Mountains are shown in green colour in a map.
ii. Single dotted lines represent State Boundary.
iii. A map with a scale is called sketch.
iv. A vegetation map is a political map.
Q4. Match the following. (.5x4=2)
i. plateaus white
ii. TO blue
iii. rainfall physical map
iv. water bodies telegraph office
yellow
thematic map
telephone office
Q5. Short answers (1.5x4 = 6)
i. What do you mean by scale?
ii. What is the advantage of a map over globe?
iii. How is the language of maps helpful in reading a map?
iv. Define map.
Q6. Long answers (2x2=4)
1. Explain different types of map.
2. What do you mean by conventional signs? Draw any four conventional
symbols.