Geography Answer the question

Fig. 1 is Urban settlement: Houses, schools shops are close to each other. Densely populated.
Fig. 2 is Linear settlement: Houses are built along the Mera Sakharkevda road in three to four rows.
Fig. 3 is a Scattered settlements: Houses are far from each other, sparse population, very little transport.
In Fig. 4 Linear settlements can be seen along the roads whereas scattered settlements also seen

Students are expected to answer this questions on their own.

Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, etc. are some of the metropolitian cities of India.

A metropolis is a large city or urban area, which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce and communications.

Linear settlements are seen along roads, railways, rivers, sea coasts, in foothill regions, etc.

Nucleated settlements are generally close to water sources like brooks, rivulets, rivers, lakes reservoirs, etc.

Scattered settlements are found in the areas of high relief, dense forests, grasslands, hot deserts and extensive agricultural lands.

When the population and the necessary amenities increase on a large scale, the urban areas grow into metropolitan cities.

The settlements where the original occupation of the majority of the people are based on natural resources are called rural settlements.

They live in a house built in or near the fields.

Forest dwellers or tribal people used forest produce for their livelihood.

Human settlements flourish at places with favourable geographic conditions – such as availability of water, a conducive climate, fertile land, etc.

A metropolis is a large city or urban area, which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce and communications.

Linear settlements are seen along roads, railways, rivers, sea coasts, in foothill regions, etc.

Nucleated settlements are generally close to water sources like brooks, rivulets, rivers, lakes reservoirs, etc.

Scattered settlements are found in the areas of high relief, dense forests, grasslands, hot deserts and extensive agricultural lands.

When the population and the necessary amenities increase on a large scale, the urban areas grow into metropolitan cities.

The settlements where the original occupation of the majority of the people are based on natural resources are called rural settlements.

They live in a house built in or near the fields.

Forest dwellers or tribal people used forest produce for their livelihood.

Human settlements flourish at places with favourable geographic conditions – such as availability of water, a conducive climate, fertile land, etc.