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Which colour is used in the topographical map to show agricultural lands?

  1. Red

  2. Green

  3. Blue

  4. Brown
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Green colour is used in the topographical map to show agricultural lands.
Topographic maps may use different colors to represent area features. Most topographic maps will use green for vegetation or national parks and wildlife management areas. They will also use blue for rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water.
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Which colour is used in the topographical map to show water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring?

  1. Red

  2. Yellow

  3. Blue

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

Blue color is used in the topographical map to show water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring.


Topographic Map Colors
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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Which colour is used in the topographical map to show contour lines and their numbering, sand dunes, highlands and stony wastelands?

  1. Green

  2. Tellow

  3. Red

  4. Brown
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Brown  colour is used in the topographical map to show contour lines and their numbering, sand dunes, highlands and stony wastelands.

Brown: deserts, historical sites, national parks, military reservations or bases, and contour (elevation) lines.

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Which colour is used in the topographical map to show rocky or bad lands, uncultivated lands?

  1. Black

  2. Brown

  3. White

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

White colour is used in the topographical map to show rocky or bad lands, uncultivated lands.

A topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both natural and man-made features.

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The contour lines drawn like a inverted V, which decreases inwards is used to represent a _______________.

  1. hanging valley

  2. u-shaped valley

  3. v-shaped valley

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

The contour lines drawn like a inverted V, which decreases inwards is used to represent a V-shaped valley.

The rule of V and U-shaped valleys
All rivers flow downhill from higher to the lower elevations, perpendicular to the contour line above it. As a rule of thumb, the V-shaped contour is pointing upstream (the opposite direction from the flow of a stream or river). The “V” shape contours indicate streams and drainage.

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The height of a triangulation point is called a _____________.

  1. spot height

  2. triangulated height

  3. bench mark

  4. relative height
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The height of a triangulation point is called a triangulated height.

TRIANGULATED HEIGHT: It is the height of a place which has been calculated using trigonometry, represented by a small triangle e.g. - Δ540. 7. SPOT HEIGHT: The height of random places between contours shown with a dot.

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When contours are drawn close to each other it represents a ______________.

  1. gentle slope

  2. a hill

  3. steep slope

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

When contours are drawn close to each other it represents a steep slopes.
Closely spaced contours represent steep slopes while widely spaced contours represent gentle slope. When two or more contour lines merge with each other, they represent features of vertical slopes such as cliffs or waterfalls.

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Circular contours drawn at regular distances with increase in value towards its center represent a ______________.

  1. steep slope

  2. gentle slope

  3. hill

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

Circular contours drawn at regular distances with increase in value towards its center represent a hill.

Contour lines can indicate the slope of the land. Closely-spaced contour lines indicate a steep slope, because elevation changes quickly in a small area. In contrast, broadly spaced contour lines indicate a shallow slope.

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When contours are drawn far from each other it represents a _____________.

  1. Steep slope

  2. Gentle slope

  3. Hill

  4. Valley
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Contour lines are the line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level. When contour lines are closer to each other, then slope is called steep slope. When contour lines are further apart from each other, then slope is gentle slope.