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E. Answer the following questions :
1. What is a map
Ans. A map is a drawing of the whole or a part of the earth's surface on a
flat sheet.
2. How is a map more useful than a globe
Ans. A map gives us a large variety of information. We can make a
map of the world or a part of it. We can fold a map and carry it
easily. So maps are more popular than a globe.
3. What is an atlas
Ans. A book of maps is called atlas.
4. How is a scale useful in a map
Ans. The scale helps us to know the actual distance between two places.
Every map is free to represent distance in its own way.
5. What is cartography
Ans. The art of making maps is called cartography.
6. Why are signs and symbols used in maps
Ans. The signs and symbols make the map easier to draw and read.
Project/Activity :
F. Prepare a chart of the signs and symbols used in map.
Ans. Do yourself.
G. Take an outline map of India. Show the mountain ranges of the
Himalays, Arabian sea, Bay of Bengal and Northern Plains using
proper colours.
Ans. Do yourself.
3.
Many Ways of Living
Weather and Climate
Exercise
A. Write True or False :
1. The rays of the sun fall directly on the Equator. True
2. The rays of the sun fall directly on the polar regions. False
3. Ludhiana is cooler than Shimla. False
4. Places near the sea are very cold. False
5. As altitude increases, it gets hotter. False
6. Torrid Zone has a very hot climate. True
B. Fill in the blanks :
1. Humidity is the presence of water vapour in the air.
2. The areas near the poles are in the Frigid Zone.
3. The coastal areas have moderate climate.
4. The Torrid Zone lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of
Capricorn.
5. As we go far away from the Equator, it gets cooler.
6. The climate of a place above sea level is called the altitude.
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