ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

What are the different factors that determine the location and the type of settlements?

How can transport and communication of an area be inferred directly from a topographical sheet?

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Identify the type of settlement shown in the picture.

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Write two characteristics of this type of settlement.

What do you mean by settlements?

Explain temporary settlements.

Explain permanent settlements.

What are the three main types of settlement patterns on a topo sheet?

Compare Nucleated settlement and scattered settlement.

List the aspects that you should keep in mind while studying a topographical map.

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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Tents and huts are the most common forms of shelter in ______ settlements.

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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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______ settlement is indicated by long distances between houses on map.

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______ are indicated on the topo sheet with a small triangle followed by the number.

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Settlements are always shown by ______ squares.

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The grid on the ______ corner of a topographical map is always the reference point or the starting point.

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______ is number of deaths per year per 1,000 of the population.