NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Social Science (Geography) Chapter 4 Maps

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Class : 6th
Subject : Social-Science-Geography
Chapter : 4
Chapter Name : Maps

Q1 Answer the following questions brie y.
(a) What are the three components of a map?
(b) What are the four cardinal directions?
(c) What do you mean by the term ‘the scale of the map’?
(d) How are maps more helpful than a globe?
(e) Distinguish between a map and a plan.
(f) Which map provides detailed information?
(g) How do symbols help in reading maps?

Answer. (a) The three components of a map are: distance and symbol.
(b) The four cardinal directions are: North, South, West and East.
(c) The scale of a map is the ratio between the actual distance on the ground and the distance
shown on the map.
(d) A globe is useful when we want to study the Earth as a whole. But, when we want to study only
a part of the Earth, it is of little help. For this purpose, we use maps. A map can represent the
entire Earth’s surface or a part of it.
Maps can be used to show the physical features of the Earth (mountains, plains, oceans, rivers,
etc.), the political divisions of the Earth (countries, states, cities, villages,etc.), and certain speci c
information (roads, rainfall, forests, industries, etc.)
(e)

(f) A large scale map provides detailed information.
(g)As it is not possible to draw on a map the actual shape and size of different features (e.g.,

buildings, roads, bridges), they are shown by using certain standard letters, shades, colours,
pictures and lines. These symbols give a lot of information in a little space. Using these symbols,
maps can be drawn easily. The use of symbols makes maps simple to read.

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Q2 Tick the correct answers.
(a) Maps showing distribution of forests are
(i) Physical map
(ii) Thematic Map
(iii) Political map

(b) The blue colour is used for showing -
(i) Water bodies
(ii) Mountains
(iii) Plains

(c) A compass is used –
(i) To show symbols
(ii) To nd the main direction
(iii) To measure distance

(d) A scale is necessary
(i) For a map
(ii) For a sketch
(iii) For symbols

Answer. (a) Thematic map
(b) Water bodies
(c) To nd the main directions
(d) For a map

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