Representation of Geographical Features

____ is an instrument used to measure distances along curved lines.

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

• Opisometer

• Barometer

Which of the following is denoted by red colour on a topographical sheet?

• Stony wasteland

• Settlement

• Railway line

• Orchard

A verbal statement of 1 cm= 10 km corresponds to which RF?

• 1: 1,000,000

• 1:10,000

• 1:100,000

• 1: 1,000

Replace the underlined word with the correct answer: Black colour is used to denote contour lines and their numberings on topographical sheets.

• Brown

• Blue

• Red

• White

A _____ can be used to measure straight distance between two places in a map.

• protractor

• compass

• divider

• set square

A _____ is a line divided into equal parts called primary divisions.

• Verbal scale

• Linear scale

• Representative Fraction

Every map has a ______ or a key which explains the different colours & symbols used in it.

• legend

• scale

• contour line

• conventional sign

Different _____ are used to denote different land uses on the topographical sheets.

• colours

• conventional signs and symbols

• scales

• contour lines