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Question
Identify the correct group
Physical factors affecting on the location of settlement:
Options
Relief – water supply – land – climate
Agriculture – industries – trade and market – transportation and communication
Social diversity – religion and languages – caste and race system – removal of epidemics
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Solution
Relief – water supply – land – climate
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