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Question
(i) What is a Star-shaped pattern of settlement? Name a state in India where this pattern of settlement is generally found.
(ii) What are slums? What is the reason for their growth?
Solution
(i)
When streets emerge from a common centre, a Star-shaped pattern of settlement takes place. Tamil Nadu is an example of this type of settlement.
(ii)
The Slum Act of 1956 defines slums as a substandard structure of housing, overcrowding, lack of ventilation, poor sanitary facilities, all conspiring to promote slum life which defies health and morals.
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