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प्रश्न
What is Urbanisation?
उत्तर
Urbanisation refers to the process in which there is an increase in the proportion of population living in towns and cities.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Suggest measures for the following problem:
Migration has created questions of health and education in urban areas.
Match the correct pairs:
| Group A | Group B | ||
| (1) | Technological development and mechanisation | (A) | Urban areas |
| (2) | Permanently staying away from your original place | (B) | Lack of planning |
| (3) | 75% males are engaged in non-agricultural occupation | (C) | Migration |
| (4) | The problems of solid waste | (D) | Urbanisation |
Explain:
A planned city of your imagination
Make a list of the large cities in India and show them on a map of India.
Match the columns
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Urbanisation | a | Bedroom communities |
| 2 | Rapid Industrial growth | b | Satellite city: Hitech city |
| 3 | Slums | c | Shift from rural areas to cities |
| 4 | Satellite cities | d | Plenty of job opportunities |
| 5 | Main city: Hyderabad | e | Heavily populated, poor living conditions |
List any three factors responsible for the urbanization of a place.
Fill in the blanks
In India ______% people live in urban areas.
State whether the following statement is True or False with reasons.
Urbanization can have negative effects on our social relationships.
Write short notes -
Khyber Pass
Correct the underlined word and complete the statement.
The New Economic Policy of 1991 is linked to the process of urbanisation.
______ to Urban migration is the migration between one urban center to the other like in search of higher salaries.
Urbanization is driven by five factors.
List any two ecological impacts of urbanisation.
What three measures can be adopted to strengthen rural-urban linkage?
Read the following paragraph and answer the following questions:
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Counter urbanization is a demographic and social process. Of late urbanization process in India is witnessing counter- urbanization in its life cycle. The counter-urbanization increases urbanism in physically rural areas. The growth in information technology, increase in car ownership over the last 40 years, more mobility, new business parks on the edge of cities, more people tend to move when they retire and so on are factors responsible for counter urbanization. |
- Mention any two causes associated with Counter Urbanization as given to the paragraph.
- Write two more causes, other than the ones mentioned here, which you think lead people to return to rural areas.
- What changes will be observed in rural areas as an effect of counter urbanization.
Emission of greenhouse gases is largely due to ______.
State an adverse impact of urbanisation on the ecosystem.
