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Lesson 18

Conventional Sings on Plans and Maps

1.      Words to master:

features

conventional signs

convey

resemble

interpreting

contents

adopted

ink

swamp

saline

bog

features

 2. Read and translate the text:

Conventional Sings on Plans and Maps

Various features of the earth's surface are pictured on plans and maps by means of conventional signs. The purpose of conventional signs is to convey a clear image of the country and help one understand the contents of the plan or map.

The signs are made to read plans and maps. The skill of plan or map reading is the skill of interpreting the country, represented by the conventional signs. The names of certain objects such as rivers, seas, settlements, etc. available on plans and maps are helpfull in understanding their contents.

The exercises in reading plans and maps and using them to solve various problems are an important part of the geodetic training. Plans and maps are drawn with the use of conventional signs adopted for the given scale. Plans are finished with the aid of ink. The yellow-green colour goes for water reservoirs (lakes, rivers, ponds) as well as for swamps, saline ground and water-bogged areas; brown ink goes to indicate the relief and sands; black ink - the rest of features.

 3.     Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following words and expressions:

a)     Various features

b)    purpose of conventional signs

c)     clear image

d)    understand the contents

e)     interpreting the country

f)      certain objects

g)    solve various problems

h)    geodetic training

i)       conventional signs

j)       water reservoirs

k)    indicate the relief and sands

 4.     Complete the sentences:

a)     Various features of the earth's surface are

b)    The signs are made to

c)     The purpose of conventional signs is

d)    The names of certain objects

e)     The exercises in reading plans and maps and using them to solve various problems are

 5.     Answer the questions:

a)     What is pictured on maps and plans?

b)     What is the purpose of conversional signs?

c)     What is an important part of geodetic training?

d)     How are maps and drawings made?

e)     How are plans finished?