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ST WORKSHEET
MAPS
A. Fill in the blanks:
1. A map without a scale is called a ______________.
2. The earliest maps were made from _____________ and ______________.
3. India is poli cally divided into ___________ states and __________ union territories.
4. A book of maps is called an _________________.
5. The three most common types of maps are _________________, ____________________
and ______________________.
6. The key features of a map are ____________, ____________________, scale, colours &
______________ and _______________________.
7. Four cardinal direc ons are ____________, _______________, _______________ and
_____________.
8. A map usually has a _________________ to show the 4 major or cardinal direc ons.
9. The four intermediate direc ons are ____________________, ___________________,
_________________ and ____________________.
10. Large-scale maps show a lot of details about a ________________and small-scale maps
show lesser details on a _______________________.
11. One example of large-scale map __________________ and one example of a small-scale
map _______________________.
12. Key / Legend of a map is usually given in one _________________ of the map.
B. Give ONE / MORE words for the following:
1. A drawing of the whole or part of the Earth’s surface on a flat surface. ______________
2. A map which shows the loca on and boundaries of countries, states, and districts.
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3. A map with the physical features of the Earth. _____________________. It shows
natural features such as _____________, rivers, _______________ and _____________.
4. The direc on that lies between two cardinal direc ons.
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5. A feature of the map that explains the signs and symbols used in the map.
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6. Thema c maps are also called _______________________. An example of thema c map
is showing the _____________________ pa ern on a map.
7. North Eastern states are also known as ________________________.
8. __________________ and ________________________ are the newly declared Union
Territories.
9. The administra ve headquarters of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are at
_____________________.
10. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and ___________________________ is one Union Territory.
11. Name 5 neighboring countries of India. _____________________, _________________,
_____________________, ____________________, ______________________.
C. Fill up the colors for the following features:
Feature Colour
seas, oceans & lakes
snow-covered mountains
mountains
hills
plateaus
deserts
plains
sloping plains
D. Draw symbols for the following:
Feature Symbols
capital of a country
well
city
roadways
railways
pass
winds
foothpath
capital of a state
large town
dam
waterways
E. Answer the following ques ons:
1. Name the 7 North Eastern States.
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2. Differen ate between a globe and a map.
Globe Map
3. What is a map? Why is it important for maps to be accurate?
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4. Define scale. How does a scale help us determine the ground distance?
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5. How are maps useful? State any 2 reasons.
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6. How are distances shown on maps?
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F. Match the following:
Column A Column B
1. atlas a. landforms and oceans
2. legend b. rainfall, climate, population
3. thematic c. directions
4. compass d. book of maps
5. physical maps e. map key
G. Fill up the below table with States / Union Territories and their Capitals:
Sr. No. States Capitals
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Kolkata
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Uttarakhand
5 Dispur
6 Lucknow
7 Bihar
8 Tripura
9 Raipur
10 Hyderabad
11 Goa
12 Tamil Nadu
13 Gandhinagar
14 Haryana
15 Shimla
16 Sikkim
17 Rajasthan
18 Ranchi
19 Jaipur
20 Chandigarh
21 Odisha
22 Nagaland
23 Aizawl
24 Karnataka
25 Kerala
26 Bhopal
27 Mumbai
28 Manipur
Sr. No. Union Territories Capitals
1 Port Blair
2 Chandigarh
3 Daman
4 National Capital Region of Delhi
5 Jammu and Kashmir
6 Leh
7 Kavaratti
8 Puducherry
H. Draw a map from your classroom to the cafeteria.
I. Look at the poli cal map of India given below and mark as per the instruc ons given:
1. The capital of India, Delhi, shares its borders with which 2 states?
2. Name and mark three Indian ci es that are located on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
3. Use the colour blue and mark the union territory that has Port Blair as its capital.
4. Use the colour yellow to mark the largest state of India in terms of area.
5. Mark the youngest state of India using the colour red.
6. Name the state that has Imphal as its capital city.
7. Use the colour green and mark the state with capital Bengaluru.
8. Mark the 3 waterbodies covering the lower part of India.
9. Draw the boundary and mark the 2 newly declared Union Territories on the northern part of
India.
10. Name the state that has Chennai as its capital city.
J. Mark on the world map as per the instruc ons given below:
1. Name and add blue colour to the 2 countries that together form the largest con nent,
Eurasia.
2. Mark the largest and the second largest ocean.
3. Name and add yellow colour to the ‘Frozen’ con nent on the given map.
4. Name and add green colour to the fourth largest con nent of the world.
5. Name and add red colour to the largest con nent of the world.
6. Name the seas and oceans that surround the con nent of Africa.
7. Which con nent is located to the south of North America?
