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प्रश्न
Where would you normally find a linear settlement?
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उत्तर
- 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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संबंधित प्रश्न
How can transport and communication of an area be inferred directly from a topographical sheet?
Picture study.
Write two characteristics of this type of settlement.
List the aspects that you should keep in mind while studying a topographical map.
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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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______ are indicated on the topo sheet with a small triangle followed by the number.
Match the following
| 1. | Sutlej-Ganga plain | Dispersed settlement |
| 2. | Nilgris | Star like pattern |
| 3. | South India | Rectangular pattern |
| 4. | Seacoast | Compact settlement |
| 5. | Haryana | Circular settlement |
Distinguish between Urban settlement and rural settlement.
Houses built around a central area are known as ______ pattern.
Consider the following statement and choose the appropriate answer:
Assertion (A): Drypoint settlements are not affected by flooding
Reason (R): The landscape and the source of water and located in low – lying areas,
