Class 5 Mathematics

Chapter 14 Solutions — Maps and Locations

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Maps and Locations (Chapter 14, NCERT Class 5 Mathematics) — every question and answer worked out in full, not just the final result. You can also read the Maps and Locations textbook chapter.

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Finding Directions — Manu and the Rising Sun (p. 171)

Manu is facing the rising Sun. That direction is ___. His left hand is pointing in the ___ direction. His right hand is pointing in the ___ direction. Which way is west?

Bird Watching! — Colouring Tents by Direction Clues (p. 172)

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.

Map of a Room — Directions from the Girl (p. 172)

Write the directions of the following in relation to the girl standing at the centre of the room. Window ___ Bed ___ Cupboard ___ Bedside table ___
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: East, West, North, South.

Zoo Trip — Bus Route and Street Map (p. 173–174)

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.
Whose houses are situated to the east of Jaideep's house? (b) Mark the route from Ravi's house to the children's park. (c) Which stop is closer to Lali's house? (d) Golu is running late. Trace the route to help him reach the nearest bus stop. (e) In which direction would Prem have to move to reach Stop 2?

Delhi Metro Train Stations — Metro Map Reading (p. 175–176)

Read the key to the symbols and identify them on the map. What do the different coloured lines represent? Mark the Qutb Minar station on the Yellow Line and the Supreme Court station on the Blue Line.
Look at the metro map and trace different routes from the Qutb 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…

Let Us Do — School Map with Hidden Objects (p. 176)

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.

Anthill in the Zoo — Grid Directions and Distances (p. 177)

1.
Fill in the blanks with the distances and 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…

Locating the Animals in the Zoological Park — Zoo Grid Coordinates (p. 178)

To reach the tortoise, move ___ steps towards east and reach the ___ column. Then move ___ step(s) ___ and reach the first ___. The location of the tortoise is (4,1). What is at (1,4)?
2.
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)
3.
Write the position of the following animals on the map.
- (a) Lion
- (b) Elephant
- (c) Tortoise
- (d) Deer
- (e) Panda
- (f) Crocodile
4.
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

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