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Human Settlements
Study the diagram showing the class wise distribution of urban population of India, according to 2001 census and answer the questions that follow:
(13.1) Identify the label the class of city as shown by ‘A’ in the diagram.
(13.2) Mention any four characteristics of such type of cities.
(13.1) class I town
(13.2)
(i) it has population of more than one lakh
(ii) it has adjoining urban outgrowths
(iii) two or more contiguous towns with or without their outgrowths
(iv) it outgrowths together forms a contiguous spread
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Which one of the following group of cities have been arranged in the sequence of their ranks i.e., 1, 2, 3, and 4 in size?
What are garrisson towns? What are their functions?
How can one identify an urban agglomeration?
What are the main factors for the location of villages in desert regions?
What are metropolitan cities? How are they different from urban agglomerations?
Discuss the features of different types of rural settlements. What are the factors responsible for the settlement patterns in different physical environments?
Can one imagine the presence of only one-function town? Why do the cities become multi-functional?
What is meant by a settlement?
Define village.
Mention the differences between rural and urban settlement.
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