Questions Answers Class 8 Chapter 9 Geography Maharashtra Board

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Map Scale

Q. (1) (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: Large Scale Maps

1. Building
2. School
3. Church
4. Mall
5. Garden
6. Dispensary

Small Scale Maps

6. World Map
9. Maharashtra State
10. The north sky at night

(b) There are two maps with respective scales of 1cm=100m and 1cm=100km. Give a well reasoned answer as to which of them would be a large scale map and which a small scale map. Recognize the type of maps.

Answer:

(b) Identification of large and small scale maps:

• 1 cm = 100 m → Large Scale Map
  • This is a large scale map because it shows more detailed information of a smaller area.
• 1 cm = 100 km → Small Scale Map
  • This is a small scale map because it covers a larger area with less detail.

Q. (2) Using a map of India from the atlas measure straight line distance between the following cities and complete the table below.

Answer: City Distances Table

Q. (3) (a) The distance between two points A and B on the Ground is 500m. Show this distance on paper by a line of 2cm. Express the map scale by any one method and mention it.

Answer:

• Distance on the ground = 500 m
• Distance on paper = 2 cm

Scale = Distance on paper / Distance on ground

$\frac{2\text{cm}}{500\text{m}}$$\frac{\text{<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">=</span>}}{}$$\frac{2 \, \text{cm}}{50000 \, \text{cm}}$

= 1 : 25,000

The map scale is 1 : 25,000 (Numerical Scale).

(b) Convert verbal scale of 1cm=53km to a numerical scale

Answer:

1 cm = 53 km = 5,300,000 cm
Numerical scale = 1 : 5,300,000

(c) Convert the numerical scale of 1:10,000 000 to a verbal scale in the metric system

Answer:

1 : 10,000,000 means 1 cm on the map = 10,000,000 cm on the ground 10,000,000 cm = 100 km
Verbal scale = 1 cm = 100 km

Q (4) Help them, using road and railway maps of the state of Maharashtra. Use the scale given in the maps.

(a) Ajay wants to arrange a family trip. Beed-Aurangabad-Dhule-Nasik Mumbai-Pune-Solapur-Beed. He wants to visit tourist places along this route.The cost of the vehicle is Rs 12/- per km. What would be the approximate cost of travel?

Answer: Approximate cost of Ajay’s trip:

1. Beed → Aurangabad → Dhule → Nasik → Mumbai → Pune → Solapur → Beed
2. Total distance (approx.) = 1,200 km
3. Vehicle cost per km = Rs 12/-

Cost = 1200 × 12 = Rs 14,400

➡️ Approximate cost of travel = Rs 14,400

(b) Saloni has been asked to organize a trip by her teacher. She has selected Nagpur-Chandrapur-Nanded-Washim-Akola Malkapur. What would be the total coverage in kilometers?

Answer: Total distance for Saloni’s trip:

1. Nagpur → Chandrapur → Nanded → Washim → Akola → Malkapur
2. Total distance = 800 km

➡️ Total coverage = 800 km

(c) Vishawasrao is transporting goods in a vehicle from Alibag (district Raigad) to Naldurg (district – Osmanabad).How many km. will he be covering aproximately for a to and fro travel?

Answer: Distance for Vishwasrao’s trip:

1. Alibag → Naldurg = 500 km (one way)
2. To and fro distance = 500 × 2 = 1000 km

➡️ Total distance = 1000 km