Human Settlements Geography - Human Settlements

Observe the photographs given below. Identify the type of settlements shown here and write about them.

Identify the type of settlement where you live.

Name the metropolitan cities of India.

What makes a city a metropolis?

Where do we see Linear settlements?

(1) Settlement ‘A’ has 5-6 houses and the place does not have other facilities.
(2) ‘B’ has a high school, a big market and a small theatre.
(3) ‘C’ has houses, farmers, many shops and small industries.
(4) ‘D’ has a natural harbour. Many industries have been established here.
(5) ‘C’ is a settlement that has developed along the road side. Give two reasons of its location here.

Observe Fig. and answer the following questions:

(1) Name some of the settlements shown in the map.
(2) Which of the settlements in the map are in a scattered form?
(3) How are the houses in the settlements along the roads arranged?
(4) In which settlements are the houses close together? What could be the reason behind this density?
(5) Can you now classify the settlements on the basis of these pattern?

Observe the Fig. and discuss the following questions:

(1) What is the difference between the human settlement at ‘A’ and ‘B’ ?
(2) What is the difference between the settlement at B’ and C ?
(3) Where do you find less than 2 houses?
(4) In what type of settlement do you live?

Observe the pictures given in figures (a, b, c, d). Think and answer the following questions:

(1) Which picture shows dense settlements?
(2) Which picture shows high rise building?
(3) From the following, assign a suitable names for each of the pictures: Rural settlement, Tribal hamlet, Town, City.
(4) Arrange the picture according to the level of development in the settlements?

Observe the pictures given in figures (a, b, c, d). Think and answer the following questions:

(1) What all can you see in the picture?
(2) What are the familiar features?
(3) Which picture shows sparse settlements?
(4) Which picture shows agriculture?

Think about the possible processes that take place during the growth and development of settlements. Make a list of such processes.

Describe man’s future plans in terms of settlements.

What leads to transformation of rural settlement into urban settlement?

Describe Linear Settlements.

Distinguish between Scattered Settlements & Linear Settlements.

_______ settlements have limited population as in small hamlets.

Life in urban settlement is more _____.

_______ is the first step towards a stable life in human history.

In the deserts of Rajasthan we find _______ settlements.

____ settlements are seen along roads, railways, rivers, sea coasts and foot hill regions, etc.

The houses are too close to each other.

Having houses away from each other is good for health.

This settlement is good from security point of view.

Each house is located away from the other.

This settlement is found at the foothills of mountains or along the coast.