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7. THE PEOPLE AND SETTLEMENTS

1 MARK QUESTION & ANSWERS

1. What is a settlement? (AS1)
1. The way we organize ourselves and our living spaces in a
place is called a settlement.
2. Settlement is the geographic space where we live and work. lesson related videos
2. What is the Juggi Jhopdi clusters? (AS1)
A. Unauthorised colonies or without being accepted as legal
settlements in Delhi are known as the Juggi Jhopdi clusters.
3. Expand DDA. (AS1)
A. Delhi Development Authority.
4. Give examples for Service activities. (AS1)
A. Service activities: finance, insurance, real estate and
business transport, storage and communication.
An unplanned settlement
5. Define Mega cities. (AS1)
A. Cities having more than 10 Million people.
Ex: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata.
6. Define Metropolitan/Million Plus cities. (AS1)
A. Cities having population between 1 - 10 million are called
Metropolitan / Million Plus cities.
Ex: Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad.
7. What is Urbanisation? (AS1)
A. People have been increasingly living in cities and towns.
8. What is the literacy rate in India as per 2011 census? (AS4)
A. 74.04%
9. What attracted settlements? (AS1)
A. Site, situation and the history of the place.
10. Define the term ‘Site’. (AS1)
A. Site refers altitude, lakes, rivers, underground water, soils,
security, shelter from natural forces of the place.
11. What are the Site features? (AS1) Visakhapatnam
1. Security and shelter from natural forces would change.
2. The trees in this area may be cut down.
3. Water resources in this area may be polluted.
12. What are the Situation features? (AS1)
1. Roadways, Railways would develop.
2. Buildings, Industries would establish.
3. Development of trading and business.
13. Define the term ‘Situation’. (AS1) Pratapgad fort
A. Situation describes the connections with other places.
14. Correct and re-write the statement. (AS3)
A huge gap between the average income of a low income
family and a high income family in rural areas.
A. A huge gap between the average income of a low income
family and a high income family in urban areas.
15. Define the word ‘Rural’. (AS1)
A. Relating to the village rather than the town.
16. Define the word ‘agglomeration’. (AS1)
A. Collect or form into a mass or group.
17. Define the word ‘Hierarchy’. (AS1)
A. The power of a hierarch. Urbanisation

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