Study the map of India given below carefully and answer the questions that follow: 

15.1 Define the term metropolitan city.

15.2 Which state of India has the largest number of metropolitan cities?

15.3 Name any two northern states of India which have no metropolitan city.

Which one of the following is not the part of the definition of a town as per the census of India?

In which one of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements?

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?