1. The foundation of map-making in India was laid during the ______.

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1. The foundation of map-making in India was laid during the ______d.
2. Ancient Indian Scholars divided the known world into _____“wipes”.
3. Mahabharata conceived a round world ________by water.
4. The European colonial powers sent the _______expeditions to the colonies with map makers.
5. Mt. Everest is named after _________. 
6. Maps were in great _______during times of war.
7. Maps were made and used for a variety of ________.
8. _________maps focus on only one aspect. 
9. We have to use _______kinds of symbols, colors, and patterns to show everything related to that map. 
10. The ______can also be shown through shaded maps. 
11. The symbols used by the map makers are known as ________symbols.
12. Relief feature means the high and low places on the ________ of the earth. 
13. ______ are lines on a map joining places of the same height measured from the sea level. They are also called Isolines. 

Answer 1

1. The foundation of map-making in India was laid during the Vedic period.
2. Ancient Indian Scholars divided the known world into seven “wipes”.
3. Mahabharata conceived a round world surrounded by water.
4. The European colonial powers sent the scientific expeditions to the colonies with map makers.
5. Mt. Everest is named after Sir George Everest. 
6. Maps were in great demand during times of war.
7. Maps were made and used for a variety of purposes.
8. Thematic maps focus on only one aspect. 
9. We have to use different kinds of symbols, colors, and patterns to show everything related to that map. 
10. The population can also be shown through shaded maps. 
11. The symbols used by the map makers are known as conventional symbols.
12. Relief feature means the high and low places on the surface of the earth. 
13. Contours are lines on a map joining places of the same height measured from the sea level. They are also called Isolines.