2. Map drawing is a skill. It is introduced to students of 10th standard.
Five marks are allotted for this skill in the exam.
The objective of this skill is…
• to connect knowledge to life experience
• to learn the subject with understanding
• to apply learnt knowledge
Generally, a question will be asked like this in the examination.
Draw an outline map of India and mark the following. How to mark on the map?
1. Point location : all cities, hills, peaks, air ports, sea ports, industries.
2. Line location : rivers, roads, latitudes, longitudes, winds etc.
3. Area location : states, forests, soil, rainfall regions, cropping areas,
mining areas etc.
MAP DRAWING SKILLS
3. Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
1. Tropic of Cancer
23.30 deg. North Latitude
The latitude that divides India into
two - north and south parts.
2. Indian Standard Time :
82.30 deg. East Longitude
Tropic of
Cancer
Indian Standard
Time
4. Indira Col
Indira Point
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
INDIRA COL
The northern tip of India
INDIRA POINT
The southern tip of India
In Great Nicobar Island
5. Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
Godwin Austin / K2
The highest peak in north India
Anamudi
The highest peak in South India
in Kerala
Armakonda
The highest Peak in Eastern Ghat in AP
Mt. Godwin Austin
Mt. Armakonda
Mt. Anamudi
6. Mountain Ranges and Hills
1. Karakoram
2. The Himalayas
3. Aravali
4. Vindhyas
5. Satpuras
6. Western Ghats
7. Eastern Ghats
8. Cardamom Hills
9. Garo Hills
10. Khasi Hills
Karakoram
Himalayas
Eastern Ghats
Khasi
Garo
Western
Ghats
Aravali
Cardamom Hills
Malabar
coast
Coramandal Coast
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
7. Dras near Kargil
Recorded the lowest temperature
(- 4 degree) in Winter.
Ganganagar in Rajasthan
Recorded the highest temperature
(49.4 degree) in Summer.
Mawsynram in Meghalaya
Recorded the heaviest
rainfall in Rainy Season.
Dras
Mawsynram
Ganganagar
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
8. INDIA
Monsoon Winds
North-east
monsoon winds
South-west
monsoon winds
South-west monsoon winds
blow in Rainy Season
(June to September)
North-east monsoon winds
blow in Retreating Season
(October and November)
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
9. Rivers of India
1. Sutlej
2. Ganga
3. Yamuna
4. Narmada
5. Godavari
6. Mahanadi
7. Damodar
8. Krishna
9. Tungabhadra
10. Cauveri
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
Cauveri
Tungabhadra
Krishna
Godavari
Narmada
Mahanadi
Sutlej
Ganga
Yamuna
Damodar
Rivers of India
10. Bhakra Dam (HP) : Sutlej river
(A highest gravity dam)
Damodar Project - Damodar river
(The first project)
Hirakud Project : Mahanadi river
(The longest dam, the ‘Sorrow of Odisha’).
River Kosi: (The ‘Sorrow of Bihar’)
Nagarjunsagar : Krishna river
Tungabhadra River Dam
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
Hirakud
Nagarjun Sagar
Tungabhadra
Damodar
Bhakra Dam
Kosi Project
11. Kandla
Chennai
New Mangaluru
Kochi
Vishakhapatnam
Mumbai
Kolkota
Paradeep
INDIA
SEA PORTS
SEA PORTS OF INDIA
1. Kandla (Gujarat)
2. Mumbai (Mah)1st biggest
(Gateway of Ind)
3. New Mangaluru :(The Gateway of Kar.)
4. Kochi (Kerala): (The Queen of Arabia)
5. Chennai (TN) :(The oldest sea port)
6. Vishakhapatna :(The deepest sea port)
7. Paradeep (Odisha)
8. Kolkata (2nd biggest)
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
12. INTERNATIONAL
AIR PORTS OF INDIA
Delhi
Amritsar
Kolkota
Varanasi
Shillong
Chennai
Mumbai
Bhubaneswar
Hyderabad
Bengaluru
Portblair
Ahmedabad
Nagapur
1. Indira Gandhi IA - Delhi
2. Chatrapathi Shivaji IA - Mumbai
3. Netaji SC Bose IA -Kolkata
4. Anna IA - Chennai
5. Kempegowda IA -Bengaluru
6. Rajeev Gandhi IA -Hyderabad
7. Sri Guru Ramdas Jee IA - Amritsar
8. Biju Patnaik IA - Bhubaneswar
9. Saradar V. Patel IA - Ahmedabad
10. Veer Savarkar IA – Portblair
11. Dr.B.Ambedkar IA – Nagpur
12.Zaruki IA - Shillong
13. LB Shasthri IA - Varanasi
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
13. Oil Producing Centres
• Digboi, Naharkatia, Lakhimpur
in Assam
• Ankaleshwar in Gujarat
• Bombay High
near Mumbai in the Arabian Sea
• Godavari, Krishna Deltas
in AP
INDIA
Oil Producing Centres
Ankaleswar
Bombay
High
Lakhimpur
Naharkatia
Digboi
Godavari and
Krishna Deltas
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
14. Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
Nuclear power plants in India are –
1) Narora in Uttar Pradesh.
2) Ranapratapsagar, near Kota in Rajasthan.
3) Kakrapara in Gujarat
4) Tarapur, near Mumbai, in Maharashtra
5) Kaiga near Karwar in Karnataka
6) Kalpakam, near Chennai in TN
7) Kundan Kulam in Tamil Nadu.
INDIA
Nuclear Power Plants
Kakrapara
Tarapur
Kaiga
Kalpakam
Kundan Kulam
Ranapratap Sagar
Narora
15. Iron and Steel Industries of India
are…
1. Jamshedpur
2. Bokaro
3. Durgapur
4. Rourkela
5. Bhilai
6. Vishakahpatnam
7. Torangallu
8. Bhadravati
INDIA
Bhadravati
Vishakapatnam
Rourkela
Bhilai
Bokaro
Durgapur
Jamshedpur
Toranagallu
Iron and Steel
Industries
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
16. 1. Renukota (UP)
2. Koraba (Chattis.)
3. JK Nagar (Jhar.)
4. Hirakud (Odisha)
5. Koraput (Odisha)
6. Vishakahapatnam (AP)
7. Ratnagiri (Maha.)
8. Belagavi (Kar.)
9. Mettur (TN)
10. Alupuram (Kerala)
Belagavi
Renukota
Ratnagiri
Vishakhapatnam
Mettur
Alupuram
Koraba
Koraput
JK Nagar
Hirakud
INDIA
Aluminum Industry
Draw an outline map of India and
mark the following.
Aluminum Industries in India are…
17. Prakash V Kulkarni
M.A. (Geog.), M.A. (Eng.), M.Ed., M.U.R.P.,
PGDCE & PGDMCJ
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