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ExERCISES
ExERCISES

Think yourself and carry out the following task.

1. Which method of map drawing do you like the best? Use this method
to draw a map of Nepal on a blank A4/foolscap size paper.

Read the text and answer.

2. Answer the following questions.

a. What is a map? Why do we need maps?
b. How can you represent a large country on a piece of paper?

c. List the different ways of drawing a map. Explain each in brief.

3. Look in the map of Nepal given in your text book. Practise drawing
the map of Nepal and mark the 14 zones accurately.

4. Draw a Map of Nepal according to the given scale.

Rectangle ABCD in which AB = 18 cm, CD = 18 cm, AD = 9 cm,
BC = 9cm, AE = 3.5 cm, AF = 3.5 cm, CG = 3.5 cm, CH = 3.5 cm.

5. Draw an outline map of Nepal. Insert the following facts, by using
symbols.

River: Bagmati, Koshi, Gandaki, Karnali, Mahakali

Lake: Fewa, Rara, Phoksundo, Tilicho

Mountain: Sagarmatha, Kanchanjanga, Gaurishankar

Crops: paddy, maize, tea, sugarcane

Highway: Mahendra (East-West) Highway

Industry: Birganj, Hetauda

Airport: Tribhuwan International Airport
Religious Place: Swayambhu, Janakpur, Lumbini, Muktinath

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