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What does the approximate height 300 next to a well symbol on the map indicate?
What does the approximate height 300 next to a well symbol on the map indicate?
- The height of the well above sea level.
- The total depth of the well in metres. (correct)
- The depth of the water table below the surface.
- The average rainfall in the area near the well.
According to the map details, what is the annual increase in magnetic variation?
According to the map details, what is the annual increase in magnetic variation?
- 3’ East (correct)
- 3’ West
- 1° West
- 1° East
What does the abbreviation CPWD MOST likely stand for in the context of the map?
What does the abbreviation CPWD MOST likely stand for in the context of the map?
- Committee for Public Water Distribution
- Central Public Works Department (correct)
- Council for Preservation of Water Data
- Central Power and Water Department
If two locations on the map are 4 cm apart, what is the actual distance between them?
If two locations on the map are 4 cm apart, what is the actual distance between them?
What does the note regarding 'Tanks, shown dry' suggest about their water levels throughout the year?
What does the note regarding 'Tanks, shown dry' suggest about their water levels throughout the year?
What is the significance of the UTM grid drawn in red color on the map?
What is the significance of the UTM grid drawn in red color on the map?
Based on the map information, what is the contour interval used?
Based on the map information, what is the contour interval used?
If a road is marked with distance stones, what type of road is it MOST likely to be?
If a road is marked with distance stones, what type of road is it MOST likely to be?
What datum is the UTM projection based on?
What datum is the UTM projection based on?
What should someone do if they want to reproduce part of the map?
What should someone do if they want to reproduce part of the map?
Flashcards
Index Map
Index Map
Shows the sheet's location relative to surrounding map sheets.
Conventional Symbols
Conventional Symbols
Standardized symbols used to represent real-world features on a map.
Roads With Toll
Roads With Toll
A symbol that indicates roads with potential charges.
Heights on a Map
Heights on a Map
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Contours
Contours
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Contour Interval
Contour Interval
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Diggi
Diggi
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UTM Grid
UTM Grid
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Magnetic Variation
Magnetic Variation
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Map Scale
Map Scale
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Study Notes
- The map is an educational Open Series Map (OSM) with a UTM grid.
- Map number is G43S10.
- The scale is 1:50,000.
- The map covers portions of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- The first edition was printed in 2019
- The map sheet is part of a series including G43S5, G43S9, G43S13, G43S6, G43S14, G43S7, G43S11, and G43S15.
- The price of the map is 118/-.
- Conventional symbols are used to represent various features.
- Express highways are marked with toll ways, bridges, and distance stones.
- Metalled roads vary in importance.
- Double carriageways also vary importance.
- Unmetalled roads, cart tracks, pack tracks with passes, and footpaths are included.
- Streams with tracks in bed and undefined canals are shown.
- Dams of masonry or rock-filled earthwork and weirs are displayed.
- Rivers are shown as dry with a channel, including islands and tidal rivers.
- Submerged rocks, shoals, swamps and reeds are indicated.
- Wells may be steamy, unlined, tube-wells, or springs with perennial or dry tanks.
- Embankments for roads, rails or tanks and broken ground are represented.
- Railways are marked as broad gauge (double or single with station under construction).
- Other gauge railways are double or single with distance stones
- Mineral lines, tramways, kilns, and cuttings with tunnels are indicated.
- Contours include sub-features, rocky slopes, and cliffs.
- Sand features include flat areas, sand-hills (permanent), and dunes (shifting).
- Towns or villages may be inhabited, deserted, or fortified.
- Huts can be permanent or temporary, and towers or antiques may be present.
- Temples, chhatris, churches, mosques, idgahs, tombs, and graves are marked.
- Lighthouses, lightships, and buoys (lighted or unlighted) are indicated.
- Mines, vines on trellis, grass, and scrub areas are shown.
- Palms include palmyra and other types, as well as plantain, conifer bamboo and other trees.
- Areas may be cultivated, wooded, or surveyed for trees.
- Boundaries can be international or state (demarcated or undemarcated).
- District, subdivision, tahsil or taluk boundaries also appear.
- Boundary pillars are surveyed or unlocated.
- Heights are indicated by triangulated stations/points or approximate spots.
- Benchmarks may be geodectic, tertiary, or conical.
- Post offices and overhead tanks are marked.
- Rest houses, inspection bungalows, circuit houses, and police stations are displayed.
- Camping grounds and protected forests are represented.
- Spaced names indicate administrative areas, localities, or tribal regions.
- Hospitals, dispensaries, and veterinary facilities are marked.
- Aerodromes, helipads, and tourist sites are shown.
- Power lines feature pylons surveyed or poles unsurveyed.
- Heights are in meters above Indian mean sea level.
- Contours are approximate.
- Relative height is the difference between top and bottom of a steep slope.
- Relative height indicates the total depth of a well.
- Cultivation is periodic and dependent on rainfall.
- Diggi is a tank used for collecting water.
- Compilation is from a survey in 1959-60, updated in 2005-06.
- Projection is UTM, datum is WGS 84.
- Magnetic variation from True North is about 1° East in 2015.
- Contour intervals are 20 metres.
- The UTM grid (Zone 43 N) is drawn in red with 1 km intervals.
- Mean Grid North is 1°3' West of True North.
- Coordinates are given in hundreds of meters East and North.
- The grid reference for Dhandhpur is E2585 N27264.
- References to Abu include locations that include: Gaogaon, Bikaner House, Palanpur House, Rajputlina Club, Nun Rock, Municipal Office, Gore Chhapra, Kala Chhapra, Kumhärwäda, Toed Rock, Bundi Cottage, Jaisalmer House, Youth Hostel (Girls'), Public Library, Trevor Oval, Youth Hostel (Boys), Kaser Bhawan, Machgeon, Serûp Bhawan, and Bharatpur Housea.
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Description
Educational Open Series Map (OSM) G43S10 at 1:50,000 scale covering Rajasthan and Gujarat. First edition printed in 2019, the map uses conventional symbols and shows roads, rivers, dams and other geographic features. Part of series G43S5, G43S9, G43S13, G43S6, G43S14, G43S7, G43S11, and G43S15.