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प्रश्न
Give geographical reasons:
Human settlement increases due to increase in transportation facilities.
Give geographical reasons:
Human settlements increase due to transportation facilities.
उत्तर
- Transportation is a tertiary activity through which passengers, freight and industrial products are carried from one place to another.
- Transportation facilities contribute to development of various economic activities. It also has an impact on human settlements.
- People use a territory to build houses and earn livelihood. The availability of transportation facilities enables them to commute and makes their lives easy.
- Due to transportation facilities, many human settlements like towns and cities have developed in the world.
- Particular pattern of human settlements is also found due to transport system. For example: Linear pattern settlements occur along a road, railway, canal or river while triangular pattern settlements are found at the confluence of roads.
- Hence, we can say that human settlements increase due to transportation facilities.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify the incorrect factor
The settlement having major function tourism:
Identify the incorrect factor
Favourable factors for settlements:
Identify the correct group
Economic factors affecting on the location of settlement:
Complete the statement as per given instruction
Arrange the following settlements according to increasing number of population.
- City
- Suburb
- Village
- Metropolitan city
Write answer in detail
What factors are responsible for development of various patterns in a settlement? Give examples.
Which were the first million cities in the world?
Which of the following is not a pattern of human settlement?
Area in which wholesale and manufacturing activities are carried out is classified as
Which of the following is true about human settlements?
- Human settlement can be defined as a place inhabited permanently by the people.
- Settlements can be occupied temporarily for shorter periods.
- There is no consensus in the world to precisely define a village or town.
Read the given Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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Settlements vary in size and type. They range from a hamlet to metropolitan cities. With size, the economic character and social structure of settlements changes and so do its ecology and technology. Settlements could be small and sparsely spaced; they may also be large and closely spaced. The sparsely located small settlements are called villages, specializing in agriculture or other primary activities. On the other hand, there are fewer but larger settlements which are termed as urban settlements specializing in secondary and tertiary activities. The basic differences between rural and urban settlements are as follows:
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- How is rural settlement different from urban settlement?
- ‘Towns act as nodes of economic growth.’ Justify the statement.
- Social relationships are more intimate in rural areas in comparison to urban areas. Give one reason for the same.
