Chapter 1: Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates

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Question: 14 (i)

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A city has two main roads which cross each other at the centre of the city. These two roads are along the North-South (N-S) direction and East-West (E-W) direction. All the other streets of the city run parallel to these roads and are 200 m apart. There are 10 streets in each direction.

(i) Using 1 cm = 200 m, draw a model of the city in your notebook. Represent the roads/streets by single lines.

Answer

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Draw the two main roads first. Then draw 10 N-S streets and 10 E-W streets parallel to them, with adjacent streets 1 cm apart.
Coordinate model of a city with two main roads crossing at the centre, along with 10 equally spaced N-S streets and 10 equally spaced E-W streets.
Answer: Model of the city with 10 N-S streets and 10 E-W streets, spaced 1 cm apart.
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