1. INTERPRETATION OF TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS

2. INTERPRETATIONS DRAWN
Occupation
Climate and Vegetation
General Slope
Relief

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

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

5. 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

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

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

8. TRADE True for larger settlements Evidences
Nucleated and radial settlement pattern

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

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

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

12. CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

13. 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)

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

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

16. GENERAL SLOPE

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

18. 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

19. DESCRIBING THE RELIEF OF THE AREA

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

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

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

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

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