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Human Settlements
Distinguish between clustered and semiclustered rural settlements of India, stating three points of distinction.
Clustered Rural Settlements:
(i) The clustered rural settlement is a compact built up area of houses.
(ii) It is found in fertile alluvial plains.
(iii) People live in the compact villages for security or defense reason.
Semi clustered Rural Settlements:
(i) They may result from tendency of clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlements.
(ii) Such settlements are wide spread in the Gujarat plains and in some parts of Rajasthan.
(iii) One or more sections of society choose to live a little away from the main cluster.
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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.
Write a brief note on Hamletted Settlements with places where it is found.
State the characteristics of clustered Rural settlements.
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