Question

1. Name the rural settlement shown in Fig.
2. What is the street system in this settlement?
3. Where in India is such a rural settlement pattern generally found?

[Hints:

1. Rectangular or Checker Board Pattern.
2. The streets meet each other at right angles.
3. Such a pattern is found in Northern Plain, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh]

Answer 1

1. Rectangular or Checkerboard Patterned Settlement.
2. Grid Pattern: The streets intersect each other at right angles, forming a grid-like layout.
3. Such settlement patterns are commonly found in the Northern Plains, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.