INTERPRETATION OF TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS

INTERPRETATIONS DRAWN Occupation Climate and Vegetation General Slope Relief

Occupations in 45 D/7 and 45 D/10 Agriculture Cattle Rearing Construction Public Services Trade Tourism Education Lumbering

AGRICULTURE True for all parts of 45 D/7 and 45 D/10 except Abu Evidences Yellow Colour (indicating cultivated land)

CATTLE REARING True for all parts of 45 D/7 and 45 D/10 except Abu Supplementary with Agriculture Provides monthly income Evidences Yellow Colour (indicating cultivated land) Tanks with embankments Cart Tracks

CONSTRUCTION Evidences Lime Kiln Brick Kiln Stone Quarry Metalled Road under construction Canal under construction

PUBLIC SERVICES True of larger villages and the town of Abu Evidences Post Office Police Station Dak Bungalow Inspection Bungalow Dispensary, etc.

TRADE True for larger settlements Evidences Nucleated and radial settlement pattern

TOURISM True for the town of Abu Evidences Hill Station Nakki Talao Delwara Temple Sun Set Point Anadra Point Palanpur Palace Jai Vilas Palace

EDUCATION True for the town of Abu Evidences St. Mary’s High School Sophia High School

LUMBERING True for small dispersed settlements Evidences Settlement near of within forest

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

CLIMATE IN 45 D/7 AND 45 D/10 Tropical Monsoon type of climate SEASON MONTHS CHARACTERISTICS SUMMER March to May Hot and Dry (45 °C) RAINY SEASON June to September Scanty Rainfall (50 cm) WINTER December to February Cool and Dry (0 °C)

Evidences of Seasonal Rainfall Dry (seasonal) streams Dry Tanks Broken Ground Open scrub Wells

POSSIBLE VEGETATION Tropical Deciduous Trees Desert Vegetation Neem Banyan Peepal Desert Vegetation Acacia (Babool) Cactus Date Palms

GENERAL SLOPE

MEANING OF GENERAL SLOPE Direction towards which the terrain is inclined Can be determined by finding the direction in which the river system flows

FINDING DIRECTION OF RIVER FLOW Arrow in the river bed Direction in which water will flow Angle at which tributaries meet Tributaries follow the main river Tributaries meet at an acute angle Direction in which river widens

DESCRIBING THE RELIEF OF THE AREA

WHAT ARE RELIEF FEATURES? Major Mountains Hills Ridges Rivers Plains Minor Broken Ground Sand Dunes Rock Outcrops

DESCRIBING THE RELIEF Type of relief Nature of mountains / hills Nature of rivers Location of minor physical features

TYPES OF RELIEF High relief Low Relief Hilly terrain Range of heights Flat plain Lower heights in a small range

NATURE OF HILLS / MOUNTAINS Location Area occupied Average height Highest and lowest point Alignment / Trend of hill ranges

NATURE OF RIVERS Direction of flow Presence of sediment Width Presence of water Flowing through broken ground Tributary or main river