i. In which direction does fort Purandar lie? ii. What is the direction of flow of the river Karha?

Question

Observe the model and the map given below and answer the following questions:

A model of the Karha river basin, Saswad

A map of the Karha river basin, Saswad

A 3D model is given in fig. The northern part of the model shows the basin of the rivers Mula-Mutha. To its south is the Katraj. Diveghat range extending from the west to the east. Beyond that some portion of Karha basin is seen.

i. In which direction does fort Purandar lie?

ii. What is the direction of flow of the river Karha?

iii. In which parts are the hill ranges not observed?

iv. Which part of the model is not seen in the map? Why?

v. In which direction does the altitude of Katraj-Diveghat range decrease?

vi. In which direction are higher hill ranges located?

Answer 1

i. Fort Purandar lies in the south direction.

ii. River Karha flows from west to east.

iii. The hill ranges are not observed in the eastern parts.

iv. The Karha river & the direction of its flow, the contour height and the slope of the land are part of map & not seen in the model.

v. The altitude of katraj-Diveghat range decreases from west to east.

vi. Higher hill ranges are located in the southern direction.