Mention any two characteristics of sub-urbanisation.
Characteristics of sub-urbanisation :
(i) People move away from congested urban areas to cleaner areas outside the city in search of better quality of living.
(ii) Everyday thousands of people commute from their homes in the suburbs to their workplaces in the city .
What two factors mostly helped in the development of ancient towns in India ?
Explain any five major problems of rural settlements in the developing countries of the world.
On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
(i)The state having the highest percentage of population below the poverty line.
(ii) The software technology park in Uttarakhand.
(iii) The State leading in coffee production.
(iv) An oil refinery in Bihar.
(v) The largest metropolitan city of India (2001)
Which form of rural settlement pattern develops along roads, railway-lines, rivers and canals in the world ?
