Where would you normally find a linear settlement?

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If such a settlement is near a railway track, and over a period of time, a need for a railway station is felt, then it becomes a railway stop.
hen located on main roads, such settlements become important stops for travellers as dhabas, tyre and car repairing shops and petrol pumps open up.
On rivers and coasts, they become places where boats can unload goods and passengers.

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On the Basis of Topographical Sheet - Patterns of Settlement

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अध्याय 1: Interpreting Topographical Maps - Answer the following questions in brief [पृष्ठ २४]

अध्याय 1 Interpreting Topographical Maps
Answer the following questions in brief | Q 6.2 | पृष्ठ २४

What is a linear settlement?

Explain temporary settlements.

Compare Nucleated settlement and scattered settlement.

What do you mean by Vertical Interval (V.I.) in a topo sheet?

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______ are groups of houses where people live, such as villages or towns.

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______ settlement indicates that the large community is close knit and living on a fertile land.

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______ settlement develop in a line on either side of a road or a railway track.

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Distinguish between Urban settlement and rural settlement.

Houses built around a central area are known as ______ pattern.