NCERT Solutions Class 6 Social Science (Geography)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Social Science (Geography) Chapter – 4 (Maps) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 4 (Maps)
1. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) What are the three components of a map?
Answer – The three components of the map are – distance, direction and symbol.
(b) What are the four cardinal directions?
Answer – The four cardinal directions are – North, South, East and West.
(c) What do you mean by the term ‘the scale of the map’?
Answer – The scale of a map is the ratio between the actual distance on the ground and the distance shown on the map.
(d) How are maps more helpful than a globe?
Answer – Maps provide more information than a globe. A globe can be useful when we want to study the earth as a whole. But when we want to study only a part of the earth, as about a country or a state, globe is of little help. In such a situation only maps are useful.
(e) Distinguish between a map and a plan.
Answer – The difference between a map and a plan is given below:
| Map | Plan |
| A map is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part of it drawn on a flat surface according to a scale. | A plan is a drawing of a small area on a large scale. |
| Maps give detailed information about a larger portion of the earth | A Plan gives confined information about a certain small area. |
(f) Which map provides detailed information?
Answer – Large scale maps give detailed information.
(g) How do symbols help in reading maps?
Answer – Symbols represent roads, bridges, trees, railway lines, etc. through certain letters, shades, colours, pictures and lines. In this way, symbols are a convenient means of reading a map.
2. Tick the correct answers.
(a) Maps showing distribution of forests are
(i) Physical map
(ii) Thematic Map
(iii) Political map
(b) The blue colour is used for showing
(i) Water bodies
(ii) Mountains
(iii) Plains
(c) A compass is used –
(i) To show symbols
(ii) To find the main direction
(iii) To measure distance
(d) A scale is necessary
(i) For a map
(ii) For a sketch
(iii) For symbols
Answer –
(a) Maps showing distribution of forests are – (ii) Thematic Map
(b) The blue colour is used for showing – (i) Water bodies
(c) A compass is used – (ii) To find the main direction
(d) A scale is necessary – (i) For a map
NCERT Class 6 – Geography (The Earth: Our Habitat)
- Chapter 1 – The Earth in the Solar System
- Chapter 2 – Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes
- Chapter 3 – Motions of the Earth
- Chapter 5 – Major Domains of the Earth
- Chapter 6 – Major Landforms of the Earth
- Chapter 7 – Our Country – India
- Chapter 8 – India Climate Vegetation and Wildlife
