QUESTION BANK 11 PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY

 CHAPTER 1

Q1 Define the following:

• Cadastral map

• Cardinal points

• Cartography

• Generalisation map

• Geoid

• Map

• Map series

• Projection map

• Scale

• Sketch map

Q2 What are the five essentials of map making? Explain each in detail. 

Q3 Explain about contribution of Ptolemy

Q4 Distinguish between large scale and small scale maps. 

Q5 What are the different types of map on the basis of function. 

Q6 What are the different uses of map? 

Q7 What are the different types of cultural maps? 

CHAPTER 2

Q1 What is a scale? 

Q2 What are the three different types of scales? Explain each in detail. 

Q3 Convert the given statement of scale of 1 inch represents 6 miles into RF. 

Q4 Convert RF 1:453, 440 into statement of scale ( In metric system) 

Q5 Divide an unequal line of 7 CM into 5 equal parts. 

CHAPTER 5

1. What are contours?Pg.53 (1)

2. What are Contour Intervals? Pg.53 (1)

3. What is a cross section? 

4. What are Hachures? 

5. What are topographic map

6. Name the organisation responsible for making topographical maps. s? 

7. What are the five basic features of Contours? (5)

8. Identify the following features on the basis of slope or contours.pg.54-59 (1 mark each)

9. Define the following . Pg 54-59 (1 mark each)

10. Identify the types of slopes by looking at the contours provided to you and also draw the required landforms. (IMPORTANT) 

11. Define the following:

• Gentle slope

• Steep slope

• Concave slope

• Convex slope

• Conical hill

• Plateau

• V shaped valley

• U shaped valley

• Gorge

• Spur

• Cliff

• Waterfall and Rapid

CHAPTER 6

Q1 Define the following terms:

• Absorptance

• Digital image

• Digital number

• Digital image processing

• EMR

• FCC

• Gray scale

• Sensor

• Reflectance

• Spectral Band

Q2 What are the three types of spatial resolutions? Discuss each in detail. 

Q3 What are the five elements of visual interpretation? Explain each element in detail.Pg 100 (5)

Q4.What is the electromagnetic spectrum? Which region is used for remote sensing? pg 87 ( 3)

Q5. Distinguish between Sun-synchronous and Geostationary Satellites. pg.89 (5)

Q6. What do you understand by temporal resolution? pg 92 (1)

CHAPTER 8

Q1 When was the Indian meteorological department established?Where are it's headquarters? 

Ans. 1875

Q2 What do you understand about the term weather? 

Q3 Name the typical instrument in the 1st class observatory and explain their use.

Q4 What is the importance of Stevenson Screen? 

Q5 Name the instrument used to measure temperature. 

(Ans- thermometer.) 

Q6 Name the instrument used for measuring pressure

( Ans- Barometer) 

Q7 Name the instrument used to measure wind direction 

( Ans -Wind vane) 

Q8 Name the instrument used to measure Rain 

( Ans- Rain gauge) 

Q9 Define the following terms:

• Isobars

• Isotherms

• Isohyets

• Isohels

• Isonephs

Q10 Identify the map symbols on pg 118 and 119.

Q11 Identify isotherms and isobars on maps shown to you in fig 8.12 and 8.13.

Q4.Name the five instruments that a class 1 observatory inputs. pg 108 (5)

Q5.Explain the importance of the following instruments:-

a.Maximum and minimum thermometers

b.Anemometer and wind vane

c.Dry and Wet bulb thermometer

d.Rain Gauge

e.Barometer

Q6. What is the importance of Stevenson screen? Pg.110

Q7. What are the advantages of maximum and minimum thermometer pg 109

Q8.What is a dry bulb and a wet bulb thermometer? What is its utility? pg 110

Q9.What is a barometer? Explain its uses? pg111

 Q10.Explain the working wind vane and rain gauge? Pg 112 and 113