Question

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/7 and answer

the following questions:

1. What are the tiny curved lines in black colour in grid square 2993? What do

they tell about the type of region? (2)

2. Mention the difference between the pattern of settlement in grid 3089 and

3389. (2)

3. In grid square 3089 the small red square are hollow whereas in grid square

3290 they are solid. Why? (2)

4. From where do the people in the northern half of the map get their supply of

water? How do you know? (2)

5. Tree symbol 200 in grid square 3388 represents what? Why are they

important? (2)

6. What are causeways? Why there are a lot of causeways present in the given

region? (2)

7. Name two man-made features in the grid square 3086. (2)

8. Which religion is dominantly followed by the people of this region? Support

your answer with a reason. (2)

9. What could be the two probable occupations of the people of this region

apart from agriculture? (2)

10. Give four figure grid reference for settlement: a) Jegol b) Ranol. ​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/7

Explanation:

1. The tiny curved lines in black color in the grid square 2993 represent the broken ground. They tell that the region is semi-arid.
2. 3089- Scattered because hut is far away from each other.                                 3290- Compact because the houses are close to each other.
3. Hollow red squares represent temporary huts on the other hand solid red squares represent permanent houses.
4. They get their supply of water from the perennial-lined wells. They are present in the northern half of the map as solid blue dots and the Sipu river represented with a patch of blue.
5. It represents surveyed tree numbered 200. These trees are numbered by the forest department, they are of medical value and are not allowed to cut down.
6. Causeways are the raised roads that generally remain underwater during the monsoon season and become motorable in dry months. Plenty of causeways suggest that the region is receiving seasonal rainfall and the region is semi-arid.
7. It represents sediment deposition in the river and the exposed river bed. It tells that the region is semi-arid because it receives scanty rainfall.
8. Hinduism is dominantly followed by the people of this region as there are a lot of Hindu temples near the settlements.
9. Apart from agriculture, they can do fishing (due to the presence of blue wash representing water bodies) and can do lumbering (due to the presence of greenwash representing vegetation).
10. The four grid reference for settlement: a) Jegol- 8590 b) Ranol- 9185.