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Identify the following relief features (landform) shown by contours on the given topographical sheet G43S10 on page 22.

(i) Conical hill, gentle slope, steep slope, a saddle, col and pass.

(ii) Find out the contour interval in the given toposheet.

(iii) Identify (a) Nuclear settlement, (b) linear settlement and (c) scattered settlement.

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(i) The grid references for the following landforms are:

Conical hill — 6930
Gentle slope — 7128
Steep slope — 7029
A saddle — 6935
Col — 7131
Pass — 7029

(ii) The contour interval in the given toposheet is 20 metres.

(iii) The different types of settlements are identified below:

(a) Nuclear settlement — Sanwara, Wahan, Gulabganj, Pithapura, Udwariya and Asawa are nuclear settlements.

(b) Linear settlement — Tokra and Sirori are a linear settlements.

(c) Scattered settlement — Sigarlikhera, Boki Derli and Burar Khera are scattered settlements.

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