NCERT Solutions: Maps and Locations

Page No. 171

Finding Directions

Manu is facing the rising Sun. That direction is ___________.
His left hand is pointing in the_______ direction.
His right hand is pointing in the ____________ direction. Which way is West?
Ans:
Manu is facing the rising Sun. That direction is East.
When a person faces East, his left hand points to the North and his right hand points to the South.
Therefore, the West is behind him.

Page No. 172-174

Bird Watching

Children are at a bird-watching camp. Read the clues and colour the tents in the camp accordingly.

Now, draw a tent to the East of the lake

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Map of a Room

Q: Write the directions of the following in relation to the girl.
Window _____________
Bed _________________
Cupboard ___________
Bedside table ________

Ans: Window → North

Bed → East

Cupboard → North

Bedside table → East

Q: Make a drawing of your room and locate the direction in which different things have been placed in relation to you standing at the centre of the room. Make the direction arrow for your room.

Write the names of the things that are placed in the following directions.
East_____________________________________________________
West_____________________________________________________
North_____________________________________________________
South _____________________________________________________
Ans: Do it yourself

Zoo Trip

Bus Route
The bus will start from the parking area. It will go north and then it will take a right turn onto ___________ Road driving in the ___________ direction to reach Stop 1(S1).
To reach Stop 2(S2), it will turn _______ (right/left) onto ___________ Road driving in the ___________ direction.

Ans: The bus will start from the parking area. It will go north and then it will take a right turn onto Hospital Road, driving in the East direction to reach Stop 1 (S1).
To reach Stop 2 (S2), it will turn right onto Park Road and drive in the South direction .

(a) Whose houses are situated to the East of Jaideep's house?
Ans: Raju's house and Prem's house are situated to the East of Jaideep's house.

(b) Mark the route from Ravi's house to the children's park.
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(d) Golu is running late. Trace the route to help him reach the nearest bus stop.
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(e) In which direction would Prem have to move to reach Stop 2?
Ans: Prem would have to move south to reach Stop 2.

Page No. 175-176

Delhi Metro Train Stations

Children will get off the bus at the Qutb Minar metro station. To reach the zoo, they need to get off the metro at the Supreme Court metro station. Here is the metro map for your reference.
Read the key to the symbols and identify them on the map.

Q: What do the different coloured lines represent?
Ans: The different coloured lines represent different metro routes in the city. Each colour shows one metro line and the stations it serves, for example the Red Line, the Yellow Line and the Blue Line.

Q: Mark the Qutb Minar station on the Yellow Line and the Supreme Court Station on the Blue Line.
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Q: Study the map carefully and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Look at the metro map and trace different routes from the Qutb Minar metro station to the Supreme Court metro station.
Ans:
Route 1: From Qutb Minar travel on the Yellow Line to Rajiv Chowk. At Rajiv Chowk (an interchange station), change to the Blue Line. Travel on the Blue Line to reach Supreme Court metro station.
Route 2: Take the Yellow Line from Qutb Minar metro station to Hauz Khas. Change to the Magenta Line at Hauz Khas metro station. Travel on the Magenta Line and change again at Botanical Garden. From Botanical Garden metro station, take the Blue Line to reach Supreme Court metro station.

(b) Lali says, "We can take the Yellow Line and change the metro at Hauz Khas to take the Magenta Line."
If the children follow Lali's suggestion, at which station(s) do they need to change the metro line again to reach the Supreme Court metro station?
Ans: If the children follow Lali's suggestion, they will need to change trains again at Botanical Garden to move from the Magenta Line to the Blue Line and then travel on the Blue Line to reach the Supreme Court metro station.

(c) Which route has the lEast number of stations between Qutb Minar and Supreme Court?
Ans: The route via Rajiv Chowk (Yellow Line to Rajiv Chowk, then Blue Line to Supreme Court) has the fewest stations between Qutb Minar and Supreme Court.

(d) Which metro route(s), do you think, is/are the best way to reach the zoo from Qutb Minar?
Ans: The best route is to take the Yellow Line from Qutb Minar to Rajiv Chowk and then change to the Blue Line to reach Supreme Court. This route has fewer changes and is the quickest to reach the zoo.

Page No. 177

Anthill in the Zoo

To collect food, the ant can only crawl along the dotted lines on the grid. The arrows show the direction in which the ant can move.

Q: Fill in the blanks below with the distances and the directions in which the ant must move from its starting position.
(a) To get to the laddoos, the ant has to crawl 2 cm towards the East.
(b) To get to the sugar, the ant has to crawl ____cm in the _______direction.
(c) To get to the bread, the ant has to crawl ____cm in the _______ direction; then ____cm in the _______direction.
(d) To get to the apple, the ant needs to crawl ______cm towards _________, and then ____cm towards _________, and finally ___cm towards______.
Ans:

(a) To get to the laddoos, the ant has to crawl 2 cm towards the East.
(b) To get to the sugar, the ant has to crawl 3 cm in the North direction.
(c) To get to the bread, the ant has to crawl 3 cm in the West direction and then 2 cm in the South direction.
(d) To get to the apple, the ant needs to crawl 5 cm towards South, then 3 cm towards East, and finally 2 cm towards North.

Q: Identify other routes to reach the point where apple is located. Which one is the shortest?
Ans: 

Route 1 → ant crawled 4 cm.
Route 2 → ant crawled 6 cm.
Route 3 → ant crawled 7 cm.
Route 4 → ant crawled 10 cm.
Route 1 is the shortest.

Page No. 178

Locating the Animals in the Zoological Park (Zoo)

Children observe a map of the zoo drawn on a grid. Each vertical line (column) and horizontal line (row) is marked with a number. To reach the Panda, we will start from zero. Move one step horizontally East and reach the first column.
Move up (vertically) one step north and reach the first row.
The panda is where the first row and the first column meet

First move horizontally from 0 and then vertically.

Q: We write the meeting point of the first row and the first column as (1, 1).
To reach the tortoise, move ________ steps towards East and reach the _________ column.
Then move _______ step(s) _______ and reach the first _______.
Ans:
To reach the tortoise, move 4 steps towards East and reach the 4th column.
Then move 1 step north and reach the first row.

Q: The location of the tortoise is (4, 1). What is at (1,4)?
Ans:
At (1, 4) there is a snake.

Answer the following questions now:
Q1: Locate the animal at the following positions on the map.
(a) (11,11) ________
(b) (2,6) ________
(c) (6,4) ________
(d) (3,10) ________
(e) (11,3) ________
(f) (10,9) ________
Ans: 

(a) (11, 11) Hornbill

(b) (2, 6) Tiger

(c) (6, 4) Elephant

(d) (3, 10) Flamingo

(e) (11, 3) Monkey

(f) (10, 9) Zebra

Q2: Write the position of the following animals on the map.
(a) Lion _________
(b) Elephant ____
(c) Tortoise ________
(d) Deer _________
(e) Panda _________
(f) Crocodile ______
Ans:
(a) Lion (3, 3)
(b) Elephant (6, 4)
(c) Tortoise (4, 1)
(d) Deer (10, 6)
(e) Panda (1, 1)
(f) Crocodile (10, 1)

Q3: Place dots of different colours on the following positions.
(a) (8, 3) (Red)
(b) (2, 9) (Green)
(c) (7, 3) (Blue)
(d) (3, 8) (Orange)
(e) (8, 6) (Black)
(f) (6, 6) (Pink)
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