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Class 5 Maths Chapter 14 Maps and Locations Question Answer Solutions
Maps and Locations Class 5 Maths Solutions
Class 5 Maths Chapter 14 Solutions
Finding Directions (NCERT Pg 171)
Question 1.
(i) Manu is facing the rising Sun. That direction is _______ .
(ii) His left hand is pointing in the _______ direction.
(iii) His right hand is pointing in the _______ direction.
(iv) Which way is West?
Answer:
(i) Manu is facing the rising Sun. That direction is East.
(ii) His left hand is pointing in the North direction.
(iii) His right hand is pointing in the South direction.
(iv) Since, West is the opposite direction to East, so if Manu is facing East, West is behind him.
Bird Watching (NCERT Pg 172)
Question 2.
Children are at a bird-watching camp. Read the clues and colour the tents in the camp accordingly.
The tent to the West of the road is blue.
The tent closest to the lake is green.
The tent North of the green tent is purple.
The tent South of the lake in yellow.
Now, draw a tent to the East of the lake,
Answer:
Map of a Room (NCERT Pg 172-173)
Question 3.
Write the directions of the following in relation to the girl.
(i) Window _______
(ii) Bed _______
(iii) Cupboard _______
(iv) Bedside table _______
Answer:
(i) The window is to the North of the girl.
(ii) The bed is to the South-East of the girl.
(iii) The cupboard is to the North-West of the girl.
(iv) The bedside table is to the North of the girl.
Question 4.
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.
(i) East ……..
(ii) West ……..
(iii) North ……..
(iv) South ……..
Answer:
Do yourself.
Zoo Trip (NCERT Pg 173-174)
Question 5.
The street map shows the bus route with dotted lines. The bus will pick up children from Stop 1 and Stop 2 marked on the map.
Observe the map carefully and help the children board the bus.
(i) 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).
(ii) To reach Stop 2(S2), it will turn …….. (right/left) onto …….. Road driving in the …….. direction.
(iii) Whose houses are situated to the East of Jaideep’s house? ……..
(iv) Mark the route from Ravi’s house to the children’s park.
(v) Which stop is closer to Lali’s house? ……..
(vi) Golu is running late. Trace the route to help him reach the nearest bus stop.
(vii) In which direction would Prem have to move to reach Stop 2?
Answer:
(i) The bus will start from the parking area. It will go to the North and then it will take a right turn onto ‘Hospital Road’ driving in the ‘East’ direction to reach stop 1(S1).
(ii) To reach stop 2(S2), it will turn right onto ‘Park Road’ driving in the ‘South’ direction.
(iii) Prem’s house and Raju’s house are situated to the East of Jaideep’s house.
(iv) From Ravi’s house, move in the North direction and turn onto Hospital Road to reach the Children’s park.
(v) Stop (S1) is closer to Lali’s house.
(vi) The nearest bus stop from Golu’s house is Stop (S1).
From Golu’s house, go to the West and turn onto Hospital Road to reach the Stop 1(S1).
(v) Prem would have to move in the South direction to reach the Stop 2(S2).
Delhi Merto Train Stations (NCERT Pg 175-176)
Question 6.
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.
(i) What do the different coloured lines represent?
(ii) Mark the Qutub Minar station on the Yellow Line and the Supreme Court station on the Blue Line.
(iii) Study the map carefully and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Look at the metro map and trace different routes from the Qutub Minar metro station to the 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?
(c) Which route has the least number of stations between Qutub Minar and Supreme Court?
(d) Which metro route(s), do you think, is/are the best way to reach the Zoo from Qutub Minar?
Answer:
(i) The different coloured lines on the map represent the different metro routes.
(ii) The metro map with marked Qutub Minar station and Supreme Court is given below.
(iii) (a) Qutub Minar (Yellow Line) → Rajiv Chowk (Yellow Line) → Change Blue Line towards Vaishali/Noida city centre → Supreme Court (Blue Line).
Qutub Minar (Yellow Line) → Central Secretariate (Yellow Line) → Change Violet Line → Kalkaji Mandir → Change Magenta Line → Towards Botanical Garden → Botanical Garden (Magenta Line) →.
Change Blue Line towards Dwarka sector 21 → Supreme Court. Similarly, many routes are possible from Qutub Minar to Supreme Court.
(b) If the children follow Lali’s suggestion, they need to change again at Botanical Garden metro station (Blue Line) to reach the Supreme Court metro station.
(c) The following route has least station between Qutub Minar and Supreme Court.
Qutub Minar (Yellow Line) → Rajiv Chowk (Yellow Line) → Change Blue Line towards Vaishali/Noida city centre → Supreme Court (Blue Line).
(d) We know that the nearest metro station for Zoo is Supreme Court (Blue Line).
So, the best route to reach Zoo from Qutub Minar is Qutub Minar (Yellow Line) → Rajiv Chowk (Yellow Line) → Change Blue Line towards Vaishali/Noida city centre → Supreme Court (Blue Line).
Let Us Do (NCERT Pg 176)
Question 7.
Make a map showing the different places in your school. Make a key for the symbols used in the map. Hide some objects in these places. Mark the positions where things are hidden with red dots or flags. Now, challenge your friends to find the hidden things by reading the map. A sample map and its key are given below.
Answer:
Do yourself.
Anthill in the Zoo (NCERT Pg 177)
Question 8.
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.
(i) 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 ________ .
(ii) Identify other routes to reach the point where apple is located. Which one is the shortest?
Answer:
(i) (b) To get to the sugar, the ant has to crawl ‘3 cm’ in the ‘North’ direction.
(c) To get the bread, the ant has to crawl ‘ 3 cm ‘ in the ‘West’ direction, then ‘2 cm’ in the ‘South’ direction.
(d) To get the apple, the ant needs to crawl ‘5 cm’ towards ‘South’ and then ‘3 cm’ towards ‘East’ and finally ‘ 2 cm ‘ towards ‘North’.
(ii) Here, many routes are possible to reach the apple.
Route 1 To get the apple, the ant need to crawl 3 cm towards South and then 3 cm towards East.
Route 2 To get the apple, the ant need to crawl 3 cm towards East and then 3 cm towards South.
Both the routes have same distance and nearest the point where apple is located.
Locating the Animals in the Zoological Park (Zoo) (NCERT Pg 178)
Question 9.
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.
We write the meeting point of the first row and the first column as (1,1).
I. (i) To reach the tortoise, move ________ steps towards East and reach the column.
Then move ________ step(s) ________ and reach the first ________.
Answer:
To reach the tortoise, move ‘4’ steps towards East and reach the ‘fourth’ column.
Then, move ‘1’ step ‘North’ and the first ‘row’. The location of tortoise is (4,1).
(ii) The location of the tortoise is (4,1). What is at (1,4) ?
Answer:
The snake is at (1,4) position.
II. Answer the following questions now
(i) 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) ________
Answer:
(a) The animal at the position (11,11) is Toco Toucan.
(b) The animal at the position (2,6) is Tiger.
(c) The animal at the position (6,4) is Elephant.
(d) The animal at the position (3,10) is Flamingo.
(e) The animal at the position (11,3) is Monkey.
(f) The animal at the position (10,9) is Zebra.
(ii) Write the position of the following animals on the map.
(a) Lion ________
(b) Elephant ________
(c) Tortoise ________
(d) Deer ________
(e) Panda ________
(f) Crocodile ________
Answer:
(a) The position of the Lion is (3,3).
(b) The position of the Elephant is (6,4).
(c) The position of the Tortoise is (4,1).
(d) The position of the Deer is (10,6).
(e) The position of the Panda is (1,1).
(f) The position of the Crocodile is (10,1).
(iii) 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)
Answer:
Do yourself.