8. Map Scale / 8th Geography/ EXERCISE
Class 8 GEOGRAPHY 9. Map Scale 1. 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: • Country of India • World map • Maharashtra state • The north sky at night. (B) Large scale maps : • Building • School • Church • Mall • Garden! • Dispensary. 2. 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 metre is equal to 100 centimetres and 100 metre is equal to 10000 cent...