Differentiate between ‘hamleted’ and ‘dispersed’ rural settlements of India.
Hamleted settlement
1 These settlements are fragmented into several units separated from each other. Thus, one site is easily recognisable and other houses are physically separated. They have local
names such as para, panna, pali etc. There is complete diffusion and isolation of huts in the entire area.
2 Because of increasing pressure of a population on the existing site, people seek a place outside the village. This has given rise to hamleted settlements. They are formed because of the scarcity of arable land and water, and they have less fertile soil.
3 They are found in the middle Ganges plain, Chhattisgarh and Tarai region.
Dispersed settlement
i.There is complete diffusion and isolation of huts in the entire area.
2.They are formed because of the scarcity of arable land and water, and they have less fertile soil.
3. They are found on the slopes of the Himalayas, Rajasthan and the Eastern Himalayas.
Study the table given below and answer the questions that follow
9.1) Name the two continents which have shown the highest growth rate of million cities from 1950 to 2000.
9.2) What could have been the reason for such a growth of million cities?
9.3) Give the meaning of a ‘million city’.
. Identify the five geographical features shown on the political outline map of the World as A, B, C, D and E and write their correct names on the lines marked near them with the help of following information:
A. The Country with largest area in Africa.
B. An area of dairy farming
C. Major sea port
D. An international airport
E. A mega city
“The knowledge and understanding of laws of nature are extremely valuable to human kind”. Explain the values that can help to use the gifts of nature in sustainable manner.
“The proportion of workers in the agricultural sector in India has shown a declining trend over the last few decades.” What does this trend indicate?
Locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols on the given outline
political map of India:
(I) The state with lowest density of population.
(II) The state with highest percentage of rural population.
(III) A major copper mining area in Southern Rajasthan.
(IV) The integrated iron and steel plant located in Chhattisgarh.
(V)The international airport located in Assam.
