A metalled road means a tarred road. It is shown by two red parallel lines. A metalled road indicates that the region is developed.

What is metalled road?

A metalled road has a level surface made of small pieces of stone; used especially of country roads and tracks. [mainly British] Take the metalled path running between the church and the fort.

Which symbol is used for Unmetalled roads?

Unmetalled roads (or Kutcha roads) are shown by a set of ! broken parallel lines in red on the map. They indicate that the area is underdeveloped.

What is metalled and Unmetalled road?

Metalled roads are those that are made up of cement, concrete or coal tar. These are all weathered rocks. Unmetalled roads are those that are made up of soil. They go out of purpose during the rainy season.

What is the canal symbol?

The canal is shown as two lines drawn in parallel with a lock or a double arrow. It is normally in blue colour. EXPLANATION: The canals almost look the same as the rivers and are drawn in blue colored lines.

What is a settlement symbol?

Settlement: The settlements are represented by black coloured blocks on the topographical maps. They are of multiple types with three of them very commonly seen on the maps. They can either be nuclear, scattered or linear in nature. So, it is the correct option.

What are metalled roads called in India?

In the 1830s, the British East India Company started a programme of metalled road construction ( a.k.a. gravel road), for both commercial and administrative purposes.

Why is a road called metalled?

The second edition of The Dictionary of Urbanism by Rob Cowan defines a metalled road as: ‘One surfaced in road metal, in a late eighteenth century sense of the word metal, referring to the crushed rock that formed part of the system of building a sealed and waterproof road surface pioneered by the engineer John McAdam

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