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Which drainage pattern is shown like a branching tree?

  1. Trellised drainage pattern

  2. Radial drainage pattern

  3. Dendritic drainage pattern

  4. Disappearing stream
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A dendritic drainage pattern is the most common form and looks like the branching pattern of tree roots. It develops in regions underlain by homogeneous material. That is, the subsurface geology has a similar resistance to weathering so there is no apparent control over the direction the tributaries take.

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Which Hindi term is used in the topographical map to to represent a part of a district under a tehsildar who collects revenue from the area?

  1. Dak bungalow

  2. Tahsil or taluk

  3. Talab

  4. Khera
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'Tahsil' or 'Taluk' is an administrative division in India, often managed by a tehsildar responsible for revenue collection. This term is standard in administrative mapping.

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A rectangular drainage pattern with streams flowing parallel to each other and joining the main stream at right angle is called ________________.

  1. dendritic drainage pattern

  2. trellised drainage pattern

  3. radial drainage pattern

  4. disappearing streams
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A rectangular drainage pattern with streams flowing parallel to each other and joining the main stream at right angle is called trellised drainage pattern.

It is a rectangular pattern formed where two sets of structural controls occurs at right angles. In a trellis pattern, the river forms a net like system and the tributaries flow roughly parallel to each other. The old folded mountains of the Singhbhum (Chotanagpur Plateau) have drainage of trellis pattern.

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A ridge with a steep scarp in the front and a dip slope on the back is called a _____________.

  1. crest

  2. cuesta

  3. dissected scarp

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A cuesta is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope (backslope) on one side, and a steep slope (frontslope) on the other.

Cuesta, also called Homoclinal Ridge, physical feature that has a steep cliff or escarpment on one side and a gentle dip or back slope on the other. This landform occurs in areas of tilted strata and is caused by the differential weathering and erosion of the hard capping layer and the soft underlying cliff maker, which erodes more rapidly. Cuestas with dip slopes of 40°–45° are usually called hogback ridges.

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What is Contour maps ?

  1. Maps prepared using particular methods .

  2. Maps prepared using geometrical methods.

  3. Maps prepared using mathematical methods.

  4. None of the above.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

While studying different landforms on the surface of the earth, one has to take into consideration various facets of landforms like altitude, relief , slope, the direction of slope and the drainage. For this, maps prepared using particular methods are used. These are known as contour maps.

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To whom are the contour maps useful ?

  1. Mountaineers.

  2. Trekkers.

  3. Soldiers.

  4. All of the above.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Contour maps help us to understand the characteristics of the landforms. These maps are of immense use to mountaineers, trekkers, soldiers, defense officers, etc. These maps prove to be of great use in the planning for a region too.

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How will a contour map be useful for a farmer ?

  1. Characteristics of landforms.

  2. Direction of slope.

  3. Drainage.

  4. All of the above.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

For farmer to take consideration of various facets of landforms like altitude, relief, slope, the direction of slope, and the drainage. For this, contour maps help the farmers to understand the above characteristics of the landforms. These maps prove to be of great use in the planning for a region too.

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What does the red colour represent on topographical sheets or topographical maps?

  1. Water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring

  2. Man made features like settlements, roads and cart track

  3. Forests

  4. Agricultural lands
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Man made features like settlements, roads and cart track represent red colour on topographical sheets or topographical maps.

The color brown is used to denote most contour lines on a map, which are relief features and elevations. Topographic maps use green to denote vegetation such as woods, while blue is used to denote water features like lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage.

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The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by ____________.

  1. Length of contour lines

  2. Colour of contour lines

  3. Density of contour lines

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by density of contour lines.
A relief map shows the height of the land above the mean sea level on a flat surface. Several methods have been developed to show the relief features on a map. Some of them are the contours, form lines, layer- colouring, hill-shading, spot heights, bench marks, hachure's, etc.

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A topographic map is a type of map that shows _________ that you can measure.

  1. Heights

  2. Weights

  3. Temperature

  4. All of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A topographic map is a type of map that shows Height that you can measure.

A topographic map is a type of map that shows large-scale detail and quantitative information of relief by the use of contour lines and various other methods. The map shows both human-made and natural topographical features.