Check below the NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Geography Chapter 4 - Maps:
Content:
4.1 Book PDF
4.2 In-Text Questions with Answers
4.3 Exercise Questions with Answers
4.1 Book PDF:4.1 Book PDF
4.2 In-Text Questions with Answers
4.3 Exercise Questions with Answers
Download chapters 4 of Maps in PDF file from the links given below. Solutions to these chapters with important extra questions are also available on the below page.
4.2 In-Text Questions with Answer:
Q. Look at Figure 4.1. There is a scale. It may be used for measuring the distance between places. For example, the distance between the well and the tree is 5 cm. It means that the actual distance is 50 metres. Now the distance between the PO (A) to Karim’s house (E) is 12 cm. It means 120 metres on the ground but you can not fly like a bird directly from E to A. You will have to walk on the road. Let us measure the total walking distance from E to C, then C to M, M to B and B to A. Add all these distances. This will be the total walking distance from Karim’s house to the post office.
A. The total walking distance between Karim’s house and Post Office is the sum of all distances, i.e.
(E to C) + (C to M) + (M to B) + (B to A)
Which is equal to = 4.5 cm + 3 cm + 2 cm + 2 cm = 11.5 cm.
Therefore according to the scale, 11.5 cm = 115 m.
A. The total walking distance between Karim’s house and Post Office is the sum of all distances, i.e.
(E to C) + (C to M) + (M to B) + (B to A)
Which is equal to = 4.5 cm + 3 cm + 2 cm + 2 cm = 11.5 cm.
Therefore according to the scale, 11.5 cm = 115 m.
Q. Look at Figure 4.4 and find out :
A.
- In which direction is the river flowing?
- Whet kind or road passes by the side of the village Dumari?
- Sunderpur is situated on what type of railway line.
- The Police station is situated on which side of the railway bridge.
- On which side of the railway line does the following lie :
- (a) Chhatri
- (b) Church
- (c) Pond
- (d) Mosque
- (e) River
- (f) Post and Telegraph Office
- (g) Graveyard
A.
- The river is flowing from North-East to South-west direction. The metalled road passes by village Dumri.
- Sunderpur is situated on Broad gauge type of railway line.
- The police station is situated Eastern side of the railway bridge.
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4.3 Exercise Questions with Answers:
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q. What are the three components of a map?
A. The three components of a map are distance, direction, and symbols.
Q. What are the four cardinal directions?
A. he four cardinal directions are North, South, East and West.
Q. What do you mean by the term ‘scale of the map’?
A. The scale of the map is the ratio between the actual distance. on the ground and the distance on the map.
Q. How are maps more helpful than a globe?
A. A globe can be useful when we want to study the earth as a whole. But if we want to study only a part of the earth, e.g. a continent or a country, it is of little help. The map is the representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part of it drawn on a flat surface. It gives more information than a globe.
Q. WDistinguish between a map and a plan.
A. A map is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part of it draw on a flat surface, drawn according to a scale.
A plan is a drawing of a small area on a large scale. There are certain things we sometimes want to know, e.g. length and breadth of a room, which cannot be shown on a map. So we refer to drawings drawn to scale called a plan.
Q. Which map provides detailed information?
A. Large-scale maps provide detailed information.
Q. How do symbols help in reading maps?
A. It is not possible to show and draw the actual shape and size of different features, eg. railways, buildings. So they are shown with various symbols. Symbols give much information in a limited space. With the use of symbols, maps can be drawn easily and are simple to read.
Q. What are the three components of a map?
A. The three components of a map are distance, direction, and symbols.
Q. What are the four cardinal directions?
A. he four cardinal directions are North, South, East and West.
Q. What do you mean by the term ‘scale of the map’?
A. The scale of the map is the ratio between the actual distance. on the ground and the distance on the map.
Q. How are maps more helpful than a globe?
A. A globe can be useful when we want to study the earth as a whole. But if we want to study only a part of the earth, e.g. a continent or a country, it is of little help. The map is the representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part of it drawn on a flat surface. It gives more information than a globe.
Q. WDistinguish between a map and a plan.
A. A map is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part of it draw on a flat surface, drawn according to a scale.
A plan is a drawing of a small area on a large scale. There are certain things we sometimes want to know, e.g. length and breadth of a room, which cannot be shown on a map. So we refer to drawings drawn to scale called a plan.
Q. Which map provides detailed information?
A. Large-scale maps provide detailed information.
Q. How do symbols help in reading maps?
A. It is not possible to show and draw the actual shape and size of different features, eg. railways, buildings. So they are shown with various symbols. Symbols give much information in a limited space. With the use of symbols, maps can be drawn easily and are simple to read.
Tick the correct answer :
Q. Maps showing the distribution of forests are
Q. The blue colour is used for showing
Q. A Compass is used
Q. A scale is necessary
Q. Maps showing the distribution of forests are
- (1) Physical map
- (2) Thematic map
- (3) Political map
Q. The blue colour is used for showing
- (1) Waterbodies
- (2) Mountains
- (3) Plains
Q. A Compass is used
- (1) To show symbols
- (2) To find the main direction
- (3) To measure the distance
Q. A scale is necessary
- (1) For a map
- (2) For a sketch
- (3) For symbols