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प्रश्न
Where would you normally find a linear settlement?
उत्तर
- If such a settlement is near a railway track, and over a period of time, a need for a railway station is felt, then it becomes a railway stop.
- hen located on main roads, such settlements become important stops for travellers as dhabas, tyre and car repairing shops and petrol pumps open up.
- On rivers and coasts, they become places where boats can unload goods and passengers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How would you recognize a metalled road and an un metalled one on a topographical map?
What are the different factors that determine the location and the type of settlements?
Compare Nucleated settlement and scattered settlement.
What do you mean by Vertical Interval (V.I.) in a topo sheet?
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______ are groups of houses where people live, such as villages or towns.
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______ settlement indicates that the large community is close knit and living on a fertile land.
Match the following
| 1. | Sutlej-Ganga plain | Dispersed settlement |
| 2. | Nilgris | Star like pattern |
| 3. | South India | Rectangular pattern |
| 4. | Seacoast | Compact settlement |
| 5. | Haryana | Circular settlement |
Himalayas have dispersed settlement.
Distinguish between Urban settlement and rural settlement
Consider the following statement and choose the appropriate answer:
Assertion (A): Drypoint settlements are not affected by flooding
Reason (R): The landscape and the source of water and located in low – lying areas,
