4. HUMAN SETTLEMENT (INDIA)

India People and Economy Book – 2

CHAPTER NO. 04

HUMAN SETTLEMENT (INDIA)

Very Short Answer type questions. (important Questions)
Q1. What does human settlement refers to?
Ans. Human settlement means cluster of houses of any type & size where human being lives.

Q2. What is city?
Ans. Population is more than one lakh is called a city.(1 lakh)

Q3. What is town?
Ans. Population is less than one lakh is called town.

Q4. Name any two ancient towns.
Ans. Mathura, Varanasi.

Q5. Give example of any two medieval towns.
Ans. Delhi, Jaipur.

Q6. Name the metropolitan city located in Bihar.
Ans. Patna.

Q7. Give two examples of mining towns in India.
Ans. Jharia (Jharkhand), Digboi (Assam).

Q8. What do you mean by administrative towns?
Ans. Towns supporting administrative headquarters of higher order are administrative towns. -Gandhinagar, Jaipur.

Q9. In how many classes the census of India classified urban centres in India?
Ans. Six(6).
1. Class I- more than 100000 Population,
2. Class II- 50,000- 99,999,
3. Class III- 20,000- 49,999,
4. Class IV-10,000-19,999,
5. Class V- 5000-9,999,
6. Class VI< less than 5000.

Q10. What is mega city?
Ans. Population more than ten millions are mega cities.( 1 Crore)

Q11. Name any one metropolitan city of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans. Lucknow.

Q12. Name any one metropolitan city of Maharashtra?
Ans. Pune.

Q13. Give any two examples of educational towns in India?
Ans. Roorki, Kota, etc.

Q14. Give any two examples of religious towns in India?
Ans. Ajmer, Haridwar, Ujjain, Tirupati,

Q15. What are the factors which affect Rural settlement?
Ans.1.Physical Factors: Nature of terrain, Altitude, Water, Climate.
2. Cultural Factors: Caste and Religion.
3. Security factors also affect.

Q16. What is Metro city?
Ans. Cities accommodating population between one to five million are called metropolitan cities.( 10 lakh -50lakh.)

Q17. What is the Population size of Million cities?
Ans. 10 lakh Population (1 million)

Q18. Name any one metropolitan city of Punjab?
Ans. Amritsar, Ludhiana.

Q19. Name any type of Garrison Cantonment towns?
Ans. Udhampur, Jalandhar, Ambala.

Q20. Give examples of Clustered, Hamleted & Dispersed settlements?
Ans.A. Clustered settlement: Ganga Brahmaputra plains, North Eastern states.
B.Hamleted settlement: Lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh, lower valleys of the Himalayas.
C. Dispersed settlement: Desert- Western Rajasthan, Hill regions: Himachal, Uttaranchal and North East.

Q21. What is the local name of the Hamleted settlements?
Ans. Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla, Dhani, etc.

Q22. Which city is the largest agglomeration?
Ans. Greater Mumbai is the largest agglomeration.

Q23. What is the population size of class-I cities in India?
Ans.Urban centre with population of more than one lakh is called a city or class-I town.

Q24. How many million plus cities according to 2011 & 2001 in India?
Ans. 53 Million Plus cities (2011). & 35 Million Plus cities (2001).

Q26. What is the Total urban population in India?
Ans. 31.16%.

Q27. In which class of cities is largest population found in India?
Ans. Class 1 cities (60.45%).

Q28. What are the total no. of towns in all the classes?
Ans. 6171.

Q29. What do you mean by smart city mission?
Ans. The objective is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of 'Smart' Solutions. (June 25, 2015).

Q30. Distinguish between rural and urban settlements.

Ans. Rural settlements- Primary activities are main occupation in these settlements and 75% population is engaged in primary occupation. Population sizes are is low in these settlements.

Urban settlements- Non-agricultural work is the main occupation in these settlements and 75% population is engaged in these activities. Population Size is large in these settlements.

Q31. What are three criteria in India to consider a settlement as an urban settlement?

Ans. (1) Minimum population of 5000 person, the density 400 person/sq. km.

(2) 75%ofthe population should be engaged in secondary activity sand services.

BOOK-01: Fundamentals of Human Geography

Chapter 1. Human Geography Nature and Scope.

Chapter 2. The World Population (Distribution, Density and Growth).

Chapter 3. Population Composition.

Chapter 4. Human Development.

Chapter 5. Primary Activities.

Chapter 6. Secondary Activities.

Chapter 7. Tertiary and Quaternary Activities.

Chapter 8. Transport and Communication.