Map Scale Std 8 Question a.
Classify maps showing the following areas into small scale or large scale:
(1) Building (2) School (3) Country of India (4) Church (5) Mall (6) World
map (7) Garden (8) Dispensary (9) Maharashtra state (10) The north sky
at night.
Answer:
The classification of maps showing the given areas is as follows:
(A) Small scale maps:
1. Country of India
2. World map
3. Maharashtra state
4. The north sky at night.
(B) Large scale maps :
1. Building
2. School
3. Church
4. Mall
5. Garden!
6. Dispensary.
Map Scale Class 8 Geography Question b.
There are two maps with respective scales of 1cm = 100 m and 1cm =
100 km. Give well reasoned answer as to which of them would be a large
scale map and which a small scale map. Recognize the types of maps.
Answer:
A. Out of the two maps with respective scales of 1 cm = 100 m and 1 cm
= 100 km, a map with respective scale of 1 cm = 100 m would be a large
scale map.
B. Reasons :
1. 1 metre is equal to 100 centimetres and 100 metre is equal
to 10000 centimetres.
2. Thus, the value of the given verbal scale (1cm = 100 m) is 1 :
10000 in numerical terms (scale).
3. A map having a numerical scale of 1 : 10,000 or less than it is
called large scale map. Therefore, 1cm = 100 m would be a
large scale map.
C. Types of maps :
1. Maps of villages, church, agricultural fields, etc. are the large
scale maps.
2. Maps of state, country, continent, world, etc. are the small
scale maps.
2. Using a map of India from the atlas measure straight Line distance
between the following cities and complete the table below.
Question a.
Answer:
Cities Distance on a map Actual distance
1. Mumbai to Bangaluru 0.98 cm 980 km
2. Vijaypura to Jaipur 2 cm 2000 km
3. Hyderabad to Surat 0.9 cm 900 km
4. Ujjain to Shimla 1.14 cm 1140 km
5. Patna to Raipur 0.75 cm 750 km
6. Delhi to Kolkata 1 cm 1000 km
3.
Map Scale Std 8 Questions And Answers Question a.
The distance between two points A and B on the ground is 500 m. Show
this distance on paper by a line of 2 cm. Express the map scale by any
one method and mention it.
Answer:
Question b.
Convert verbal scale of 1cm = 53 km to a
numerical scale.
Answer:
1. 1 kilometre is equal to 100000 centimetres.
Therefore, 53 kilometres is equal to
5300000 centimetres.
2. Therefore, the verbal scale of 1 cm = 53
km can be converted to a numerical scale
as – 1 : 5300000.
Class 8 Geography Chapter 9 Map Scale Question c.
Convert numerical scale of 1 : 10000000 to a verbal scale in the metric
system.
Answer:
1. 100000 centimetres is equal to 1 kilometre. Thus, 10000000
centimetres is equal to 100 kilometres.
2. Therefore, numerical scale of 1 : 10000000 to a verbal scale in
the metric system can be converted as 1 cm = 100 km.
Large scale map and Small scale map.
Answer:
Study the following map /figure/graph and answer the following
questions:
Study the Figure and answer the following questions:
Question a.
How much is the ground distance between Mumbai and Gondia?
Answer:
The ground distance between Mumbai and Gondia is approximately 810
kilometres.
Question b.
How much is the distance between Satara and Sangli on a map?
Answer:
The distance between Satara and Sangli on a map is approximately 1.5
centimetres.
Thought-Provoking Question:
Think about it.
Question a.
What is the need to use map scale? Think about it and write a paragraph.
Answer:
1. If the map scale is not mentioned in a map, it will become
difficult to know the ground (actual) distance between any
two points shown in a map.
2. Map scale is important element of a map. It facilitates map
reading.
3. If the map scale is mentioned in a map, it will become very
easy to understand the ground (actual) distance between any
two points shown in a map.
