Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (SSC) · Geography (भूगोल)
Chapter: Chapter 11 — Chapter 11: Contour Maps and Land Forms
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What do contour lines connect? [1]
(A) Points of equal elevation
(B) Points of equal temperature
(C) Random points
(D) Points of equal population
2. What do closely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) A steep slope
(B) A gentle slope
(C) Flat land
(D) Water bodies
3. What do widely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) A gentle slope
(B) A steep slope
(C) Flat land only
(D) Water bodies only
4. What contour pattern shows a hill? [1]
(A) Concentric circles
(B) V-shaped lines
(C) Straight lines only
(D) No pattern
5. What contour pattern shows a valley? [1]
(A) V-shaped lines pointing uphill
(B) Concentric circles
(C) Straight lines only
(D) No pattern
6. What is a contour interval? [1]
(A) The elevation difference between consecutive lines
(B) The distance between two towns
(C) The map's scale only
(D) The map's legend
7. What is contour interval on a given map? [1]
(A) Constant
(B) Always changing
(C) Random
(D) Undefined
8. Why learn to read contour maps? [1]
(A) To understand terrain for hiking and construction
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What do contour lines connect? [1]
(A) Points of equal elevation
(B) Points of equal temperature
(C) Random points
(D) Points of equal population
10. What do closely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) A steep slope
(B) A gentle slope
(C) Flat land
(D) Water bodies
11. What do widely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) A gentle slope
(B) A steep slope
(C) Flat land only
(D) Water bodies only
12. What contour pattern shows a hill? [1]
(A) Concentric circles
(B) V-shaped lines
(C) Straight lines only
(D) No pattern
13. What contour pattern shows a valley? [1]
(A) V-shaped lines pointing uphill
(B) Concentric circles
(C) Straight lines only
(D) No pattern
14. What is a contour interval? [1]
(A) The elevation difference between consecutive lines
(B) The distance between two towns
(C) The map's scale only
(D) The map's legend
15. What is contour interval on a given map? [1]
(A) Constant
(B) Always changing
(C) Random
(D) Undefined
16. Why learn to read contour maps? [1]
(A) To understand terrain for hiking and construction
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests