Question

Study the two types of settlement patterns in India given in figure (a) and (b) Answer the following questions:

(a)

(b)

1. Identify the type of settlements?
2. Which one is a nucleated settlement? why?
3. Which one is a dispersed settlement? What could be the reason behind it?
4. Can you guess in which regions are these settlements located in India?

Answer 1

1. Fig ‘a.’ Settlement Type is: Nucleated and
   Fig. ‘b.’ Settlement Type is: Linear and Dispersed settlement.
2. Fig.‘a.’ Shows the Nucleated settlement, because it is a cultivated land and has a centrally located water body.
3. In Fig. ‘b.’, a dispersed settlement is observed due to unsuitable topography.
4. Settlement in Fig. ' a.’ is located in the river basin, and settlement in Fig. ‘b.’ may be in a desert or an inaccessible area.