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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
NCERT Textbook Page 171
Finding Directions
Manu is facing the rising Sun.
That direction is east.
His left hand is pointing in the north direction.
His right hand is pointing in the south direction.
Which way is west?
Solution:
West is behind Manu.
NCERT Textbook Page 172
Bird Watching
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 is yellow.
Now, draw a tent to the east of the lake
Solution:
Do it yourself
NCERT Textbook Pages 172-173
Map of a Room
Write the directions of the following in relation to the girl.
Window _____________
Bed _________________
Cupboard ___________
Bedside table ________
Solution:
Do it yourself
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.
Solution:
Do it yourself
Write the names of the things that are placed in the following directions.
East_____________________________________________________
West_____________________________________________________
North_____________________________________________________
South _____________________________________________________
Solution:
Do it yourself
NCERT Textbook Pages 173-174
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.
Solution:
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 (right/ left) onto Park Road driving in the south direction.
(a) Whose houses are situated to the east of Jaideep’s house?
Solution:
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.
Solution:
(c) Which stop is closer to Lali’s house?
Solution:
Stop 1(S1) is closer to Lali’s house.
(d) Golu is running late. Trace the route to help him reach the nearest bus stop.
Solution:
(e) In which direction would Prem have to move to reach Stop 2?
Solution:
Prem would have to move in south direction to reach Stop 2.
NCERT Textbook Pages 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.
What do the different coloured lines represent?
Solution:
The different coloured line represent different metro lines, each having distinct routes across the city. For example, Red line, Yellow line, Blue line, etc.
Mark the Qutb Minar station on the Yellow Line and the Supreme Court Station on the Blue Line.
Solution:
Metro Map
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.
Solution:
Route 1: From Qutb Minar travel on the yellow line to Rajiv chowk. At Rajiv Chowk (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 nedcl to change the metro line again to reach the Supreme Court metro station?
Solution:
If the children follow Lali’s suggestion, then they need to change the metro line again at Botanical Garden (Blue Line) to reach the Supreme Court metro station.
(c) Which route has the least number of stations between Qutb Minar and Supreme Court?
Solution:
From Qutb Minar to Rajiv Chowk, there are total 12 stations.
From Rajiv Chowk to Supreme Court, there are total 3 stations.
∴ Total stations between Qutb Minar _ to Supreme Court are 15 via. Rajiv Chowk.
∴ The route via Rajiv Chowk has the least number of stations.
(d) Which metro route(s), do you think, is/are the best way to reach the zoo from Qutb Minar?
Solution:
Best Route: Yellow line from Qutb Minar to Rajiv Chowk. Then Blue line to Supreme Court (which is the stop for zoo) and the fastest.
NCERT Textbook Page 176
Let Us Do
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.
Solution:
Do it yourself
NCERT Textbook Page 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.
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______.
Solution:
(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 is in the west direction; then 2 cm in the south direction.
(d) To get to the apple, the ant needs to crawl 5 cm towards south, and then 3 cm towards east, and finally 2 cm towards north.
Identify other routes to reach the point where apple is located. Which one is the shortest?
Solution:
To get the apple, the ant needs to crawl 3 cm towards east and then 3 cm towards south,
or
Crawl 1 cm east, then 1 cm south, then 1 cm east, then 1 cm south, then 1 cm east, then 1 cm south.
- Both these routes are 6 cm long.
- Both these routes are the shortest.
In the same way there can be more possible routes to get the apple.
NCERT Textbook Page 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.
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 _______.
Solution:
To reach the tortoise, move 4 steps towards east and reach the 4th column.
Then move 1 step(s) north and reach the first row.
The location of the tortoise is (4, 1). What is at (1,4)?
Solution:
At (1, 4), there is a snake.
Answer the following questions now:
Question 1.
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) ________
Solution:
(a) (11,’11) Hornbill
(b) (2, 6) Tiger
(c) (6, 4) Elephant
(d) (3, 10) Flamingo
(e) (11, 3) Monkey
(f) (10, 9) Zebra
Question 2.
Write the position of the following animals on the map.
(a) Lion _________
(b) Elephant ____
(c) Tortoise ________
(d) Deer _________
(e) Panda _________
(f) Crocodile ______
Solution:
(a) Lion (3, 3)
(b) Elephant (6, 4)
(c) Tortoise (4, 1)
(d) Deer (10, 6)
(e) Panda (1, 1)
(f) Crocodile (10, 1)
Question 3.
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)
Solution:
