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How Contour diagram help to show the relief features on a map ?

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  1. Contour is an imaginary line of constant height above the mean sea level.

  2. Difference between two successive contours is contour interval.

  3. Contours are drawn in brown colour on the topo sheet.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
A contour is an imaginary line of constant height above the mean sea level. The difference between the values of any two successive contours is known as the contour interval, or the vertical interval (V.I).The horizontal distance between any two contours is called the horizontal equivalent or H.E. Its value depends upon the slpoe of the land. The contours are drawn in brown colour on the topo sheet.

Which colours are used in Contour maps ?

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  1. Brown.

  2. Blue.

  3. Green.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The typical colour for topographic maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black, and grids and roads in red. Topographic maps may use different colours to represent area features. Most topographic maps will use green for vegetation or national parks and wildlife management areas.

Line graph and Bar graph are _____ dimensional diagrams.

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  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Four

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Line graph and Bar graph are one dimensional diagram. Bar graphs use rectangular blocks to represent many different types of data, whereas line graphs use lines and represent trends over time particularly well.

In two-dimensional diagrams the _ as well as the __ of the bars is taken into account.

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  1. Speed, Area

  2. Mass, Velocity

  3. Length, Width

  4. Height, Density

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Correct Option: C

A set of imaginary lines drawn vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and are vertical to latitudes are called _________.

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  1. Equator

  2. Parallel of Meridians

  3. Meridians of Longitude

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

What do the different colours on the map represent ?

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  1. Colours to represent area features.

  2. Boundries in black.

  3. Bodies of water in blue.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The typical colour standard for topographical maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black and grids and roads in red. Topographich maps may use different colours to represent area features. Physical maps commonly use colour most dramatically to show changes in elevation.

In one-dimensional diagrams only the _____ of the bar is taken into account.

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  1. Length

  2. Volume

  3. Density

  4. Mass

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Correct Option: A

Statistical Diagrams has ______.

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  1. Only two dimensions

  2. One or two dimensions

  3. Three dimensions

  4. It can have one, two, three or more dimensions

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Statistical diagrams covers: data collection; extracting data from tables, mileage charts and timetables; data presentation using stem and leaf diagrams, line graphs, tally charts, pie charts and frequency tables; the statistical measures of mean, mode, median and range; plotting scatter diagrams; lines of best fit and finding the equation of the line of best fit.

Thus Statistical diagrams can have multiple dimensions.

_______ is a network formed by the criss- crossing of vertical and horizontal lines on a map or globe to locate a place.

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  1. Scale

  2. Grid

  3. Legend

  4. Direction

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Correct Option: B

What is the use of colour on maps ?

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  1. Relationship to the object or feature on the ground.

  2. Represent the landscape.

  3. Represent different countries.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Many colours used on maps have a relationship to the object or feature on the ground. Political maps, which show more human created features usually use more map colour than physical maps, which represents the landscape often without regard for human modification. Maps often use four or more colours to represents different countries or internal divisions of countries.