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Subject: Geography

Grade:6

Topic:Essential Features of Maps

Q1. Fill in the blanks:

a. The _______________________ are used as reference points.
b. Travellers and sailors could tell direction by the _______________ and
______________.
c. The four basic directions or cardinal points are
____________,__________,___________ and ____________.
d. The invention of the ________________________ was a boon to the travellers.
e. Lines of latitude are horizontal lines and run parallel to the
___________________ and they never intersect.
f. The __________________ is the angular distance of that place north or south of
the Equator measured from the centre of Earth.

Q2. Match the following:

Column A Column B
a. Water Bodies i. Compass rose

b. Hot deserts ii. Green

c. A symbol that shows directions on a map iii. Brown

d. Lowlands, plains iv. Yellow

e. Relief features v. Large scale maps

f. Maps that depict a small area in great vi. Blue

detail

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Ans. a.______, b.______, c.______, d.______, e_______, f._______

Q3. Multiple choice questions:

a. The __________ is mentioned at the top of the page.
i. Grid
ii. Title
iii. Key
iv. Scale
b. In maps, ______________ shows the directions so that readers can relate those
directions to the real world.
i. Title
ii. Scale
iii. Key
iv. Compass rose
c. ______________ helps to gauge the distance on real land.
i. Scale
ii. Legend
iii. North line
iv. Grid
d. Points between the four cardinal points are called as ______________.
i. Internal points
ii. External points
iii. Intermediate points
iv. Introvert points
e. A __________________ is an instrument with a free-moving magnetic needle
that points north and south when at rest.
i. Protractor
ii. Compass
iii. Ruler
iv. Compass rose

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 f. This is not one of the five basic elements of a map.
i. A title
ii. A north line
iii. Scale
iv. A twine
g. This is one of the intermediate directions.
i. North
ii. South
iii. North-East
iv. East

Q4. State whether the statement is true or false.

a. The network of imaginary horizontal parallel of latitude and vertical meridians
of longitude on a map creates prime meridians. ______________
b. The latitude is the angular distance of that place north or south of the Equator
measured from the centre of Earth. _______________
c. The longitude is the angular distance of a place from the centre of the Earth
either east or west of the prime Meridian. _________________
d. Large-scale map provides a small amount of detail of a large area.
e. Representative Fraction is a visual representation of a scale in the form of a
straight line with clearly marked divisions. ______________
f. Maps compress a lot of information in a limited space by using symbol and
colours to represent natural and man-made features. ______________

Q5. Name the following:

a. Name the elements that make sense of the colours and symbols.
Ans. ________________________

b. Name the element that appears at the top of the page.

Ans. ________________________

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 c. Name the element that helps to gauge distances.
Ans. ________________________

d. Name the element that appears in the upper right-hand corner.

Ans. ________________________

e. Name the two types of maps based on scale.

Ans. i.____________________ ii._______________________

Q6. Answer the following:

a. How many elements does a map have?
Ans.________________________________

b. What are the three ways in which scale can be represented?

Ans. ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

c. Name the five essential elements of map.

Ans. ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

d. Explain the functions of the north line?

Ans. ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

e. Define the term legend/key:

Ans. ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

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