SSC (English Medium) 7th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Explain the natural factors affecting the location of human settlements.

Explain how human settlements have evolved.

Differentiate between a hamlet and a village.

Identify the type of human settlement from the following statement.

Their money and time are saved by living on the farm.

Identify the type of human settlement from the following statement.

There is a lot of social life in this settlement.

Identify the type of human settlement from the following statement.

Shops are located on both the sides of the road

Identify the type of human settlement from the following statement.

This settlement is found at the foothills of mountains or along the coast.

Study the diagram and identify the types of settlements.

1. Settlement ‘A’ has 5-6 houses and the place does not have other facilities.
2. ‘B’ has a high school, a big market, and a small theatre.
3. ‘C’ has houses, farms, many shops, and small industries.
4. ‘D’ is a natural harbour. Many industries have been established there.

* ‘C’ is a settlement that has developed along the roadside. Give two reasons of its location here.

With the help of the internet, find the image of your village/city. On that basis, write about the type and characteristics of your settlement.

Observe the pictures given. Think and answer the following questions:

1. What all can you see in the pictures?
2. What are the familiar features?
3. Which picture shows sparse settlements?
4. Which picture shows agriculture?
5. Which picture shows dense settlements? 
6. Which picture shows high rise buildings?
7. From the following, assign suitable names to each of the pictures: Rural settlement, Tribal hamlet, Town, City
8. Arrange the pictures according to the level of development in the settlements.

How can the distribution of the height and landforms in a region be shown?

To whom are the contour maps useful?

What do you understand by observing contour lines?

How will a contour map be useful for a farmer?

If the contour lines are closer to each other, the slope is ______.

The contour lines on the map represent ______.

The slope can be understood from the distance between the ______.

If the distance between two contour lines is more, the ______ is gentle.

Identify the landforms in the following map.

Observe this model and the map figure a and b given below it and answer the following questions.

1. In which direction does fort Purandar lie?
   
   
2. What is the direction of the flow of the river Karha?
   
   
3. In which parts are the hill ranges not observed?
   
   
4. Which part of the map is not seen in the model? Why?
   
   
5. In which direction does the altitude of the Katraj-Diveghat range decrease?
   
   
6. In which direction are higher hill ranges located?