NCERT Solutions for Class 5th Maths Chapter 14 Maps and Locations
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
Face the rising Sun and you have found east. The Sun comes up in the east every morning. Stand facing it. Now your left hand points north , your right hand points south , and your back is towards west . These four are called the cardinal directions — the four main directions. Say them in order as you turn: N, E, S, W. Every map has a direction arrow. It is a small sign in a corner with N, E, S and W on it (in the Hindi book: उ., पू., द., प.). On almost every map north is at the top , so east is to the right, west is to the left and south is at the bottom. Find that arrow first, before you read anything else on the map. Reading a picture map. In the bird-watching camp map, you find a tent by asking which side of what . The tent west of the road is on the left of the road. The tent south of
- Read the clues and colour the tents in the camp
- The street map, the dotted bus route and the two stops
- Filling the blanks and answering (a)–(e) from the street map
- Reading the key, the coloured lines and marking two stations
- Routes from Qutb Minar to Supreme Court
- The ant crawls along the dotted lines of a 1 cm grid
- Naming a place on a grid with two numbers, (column, row)
Quick revision
| Word | What it means | Where it appears | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direction | The way you face or move | Finding Directions, page 171 | East, west, north, south |
| Cardinal directions | The four main directions | Page 171 | North, East, South, West |
| East | The direction of the rising Sun | Page 171 | Manu faces east |
| West | Opposite to east; the Sun sets there | Page 171 | Manu's back is towards west |
| North | On your left when you face east | Page 171 | Manu's left hand points north |
| South | On your right when you face east | Page 171 | Manu's right hand points south |
| Map | A drawing of a place seen from above | Bird Watching!, page 172 | The camp map with tents and a lake |
| Direction arrow | The N-E-S-W sign drawn on a map | Every map in the chapter | N at the top, E to the right |
| Street map | A map showing roads and buildings | Bus Route, page 174 | Hospital Road, Park Road, Market Road |
| Route | The path taken from one place to another | Bus Route, page 174 | The dotted red line of the bus |
| Key (of a map) | The little box that tells you what each symbol or colour means | Metro Map, page 175; sample school map, page 176 | A red circle = a hidden object |
| Symbol | A small picture that stands for a real thing | Sample map, page 176 | A wavy line stands for a garden |
| Interchange station | A station where two metro lines meet, so you can change trains | Metro Map, page 175 | Rajiv Chowk, Hauz Khas, Botanical Garden |
| Grid | A set of equal squares made by lines going across and up | Anthill in the Zoo, page 177 | Each square is 1 cm by 1 cm |
| Column | A line of the grid going up and down (vertical) | Locating the Animals, page 178 | Column 4 |
| Row | A line of the grid going across (horizontal) | Locating the Animals, page 178 | Row 1 |
| Position (a,b) | Two numbers naming a place: first the column, then the row | Page 178 | Tortoise = (4,1) |
Exercises
- Manu faces the rising Sun; the Siberian Crane and the four little chicks — Finding Directions … Page 171
- Read the clues and colour the tents in the camp — Bird Watching! Page 172
- Write the directions of the following in relation to the girl — Map of a Room Page 172
- Draw your room, mark the direction arrow, and list the things in each direction — Make a Map of Your Own Room Page 173
- The street map, the dotted bus route and the two stops — Zoo Trip Page 173
- Filling the blanks and answering (a)–(e) from the street map — Bus Route Page 174
- Reading the key, the coloured lines and marking two stations — Delhi Metro Train Stations Page 175
- Routes from Qutb Minar to Supreme Court — Metro Map — Questions (a)–(d) Page 176
- Make a map of your school, with a key, and hide some objects on it — Let Us Do Page 176
- The ant crawls along the dotted lines of a 1 cm grid — Anthill in the Zoo Page 177
- Naming a place on a grid with two numbers, (column, row) — Locating the Animals in the Zoological Park (Zoo) Page 178