Question

Map Reading.

With reference to the diagram, choose the correct statement.

• A. Slope of land on which school is located is flatter than the slope of land on which hospital is located.
• B. Slope of land on which police station is located is steeper than the slope of land on which school is located.
• C. Slope of land on which school is located is steeper than the slope of land on which temple is located.
• D. Slope of land on which school is located is the same as the slope of land on which temple is located.

Hint:

On a contour map, closely spaced contour lines mean a steep slope and widely spaced lines mean a gentle slope. Compare the contour spacing around each building.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

On a contour map the slope is steep where contour lines are close together and gentle where they are far apart.
The school (top right) lies between the 205 m and 200 m contours, and these two lines are very close to each other there, so the land is relatively steep.
The temple lies just below the 200 m contour and no other contour crosses the strip between it and the market block lower down (which is also at about 200 m), so the contours are very far apart and the land is almost flat.
The hospital and the police station lie in the lower half of the map, where the contours (200, 205, 210) are spaced much more widely than near the school, so their land is flatter than the school land.
Hence the school land is steeper than the temple land, school land is not flatter than hospital land, and police station land is not steeper than school land.
Answer: (3) Slope of land on which school is located is steeper than the slope of land on which temple is located.