Map Lines (World Geography)

Total Questions: 14

1. Is which color are the railway lines and telephone lines shown in the topographic map? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Black
Solution:Railway lines and telephone lines are shown in black on topographic maps. Major highways, roads, airports etc., are shown in red.

2. Match the following. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

 DiagramProperty
A. Large Scale Map1. Drawing drawn to scale
B. Sketch2. Gives more information
C. Plan3. Drawing drawn without scale
Correct Answer: (b) A-2, B-3,C-1
Solution:The correct matching is as follows
Type of DiagramProperty
A. Large Scale Map1. Gives more information
B. Sketch2. Drawing drawn without scale
C. Plan3. Drawing drawn to scale

3. Maps showing specific information such as Rainfall maps, Highway maps, etc. are known as ___________________ maps. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 3.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Thematic
Solution:Maps showing specific information, such as Rainfall maps, Highway maps, etc, are known as thematic maps. Thematic maps emphasize  a special topic or particular theme, such as the average distribution of rainfall in an area.

4. Maps showing natural feature of the earth such as mountains, plateaus, rivers, plains, oceans, etc. are known as [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 17.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Relief Map
Solution:

Maps showing natural features of the earth such as mountains, plateaus, rivers, plans, oceans, etc. are known as relief maps.

Key features of relief maps:

  • Shading and color gradients are used to show elevation differences, with higher areas like mountains typically shown in darker colors, and lower areas like valleys in lighter colors.
  • Contour lines may be used to show the elevation levels and the shape of the terrain.
  • 3D models: In some cases, physical relief maps can be raised or molded to give a tactile, three-dimensional representation of the terrain.

These maps are helpful for understanding the topography of a region.

5. The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope is called _____________ [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Hachure
Solution:Hachures are short disconnected lines drawn on the map to depict the slope of the ground surface.
  • They are drawn in rows, each row being disconnected from the other.
  • They are short and closely spaced for steep slopes and relatively long and widely spaced for gentler slopes.
  • Hachures are not drawn for levelled areas, such as a flat valley or a plateau top.

6. Hachures, the artificial lines drawn on maps, give an idea about the difference in the [S.S.C. JE Chill Exams 30.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Slope
Solution:Hachures are short disconnected lines drawn on the map to depict the slope of the ground surface.
  • They are drawn in rows, each row being disconnected from the other.
  • They are short and closely spaced for steep slopes and relatively long and widely spaced for gentler slopes.
  • Hachures are not drawn for levelled areas, such as a flat valley or a plateau top.

7. Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 9.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Isohyets
Solution:Iso Lines joining places of equal rainfall are called Isohyets. These are lines drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of precipitation during a given period.

8. What is called the line on map joining places having equal pressure zones? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) isobars
Solution:Isobar is a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or, on average, over a given period.

9. In the context of cartography, contours are the imaginary lines joining places with equal [S.S.C. Electrical Exams 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Altitude above mean sea level
Solution:Contours are imaginary lines joining places with equal altitudes above sea level. The lines are drawn based on the joining places derived from the same value.

10. The Tropic of ___________ passes almost halfway through India. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 7.02.2017(Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Cancer
Solution:

The Tropic of Cancer is the imaginary line at 23.50 degrees north of the Equator. In India Tropic of Cancer passes through & States.

  1. Rajasthan,
  2. Gujarat,
  3. Madhya Pradesh,
  4. Chhattisgarh,
  5. Jharkhand,
  6. West Bengal,
  7. Tripura
  8. and Mizoram