Solutions
Question 1. Answer the following questions.
(1) How can the distribution of the height and landforms in a region be shown?
The distribution of the height and landforms in a region can be shown with the help of contour maps.
(2) To whom are the contour maps useful?
The contour maps are useful to mountaineers, trekkers, farmers, soldiers, defense officers, etc.
(3) What do you understand by observing contour lines?
By examining contour lines, one may learn the following:
(4) How will a contour map be useful for a farmer?
The contour map will be useful for a famer in the following ways :
Question 2. Fill the blanks with appropriate words.
(1) If the contour lines are closer to each other, the slope is ...............
Steeper
(2) The contour lines on the map represent ...............
Places of same altitude
(3) The slope can be understood from the distance between the ...............
Contour lines
(4) If the distance between two contour lines is more, the ............... is gentle.
Slope
Question 3. Identify the landforms in the following map.
The following landforms are shown in the above map : (1) Plains (2) Mountainous region (3) Peak.