GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On what type of map would you find elevation and the shape of the land?
A
Resource
B
Climate
C
Topographic
D
Physical
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Topographic Map: A map of a small area drawn on a large scale depicting detailed surface features both natural and man made. Relief in this map is shown by contours. The earth’s surface is not uniform and it varies from mountains to hills to plateaus and plains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Topographic maps are also called toposheets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer : Topographical maps are Large scale maps. It covers a relatively smaller area in a detailed manner. It is also known as ordnance survey maps. Topographical maps use many symbols to represent political, physical and Socio-cultural features such as boundaries, Mountains and rivers, Roads and railway lines etc.

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