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Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Distribution of land resources and spatial structure of land use are significant factors in settlement pattern of which type of economy?

  1. Market economy

  2. Agricultural economy

  3. Urban economy

  4. None
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In a settlement which concentrates on agricultural economy, land plays an important factor affecting settlement. There should be proper distribution of land resources and also possess spatial structure suitable to agriculture.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Movement of people from rural to urban areas resulting in the growth of cities is called _________.

  1. Population decline

  2. Urbanisation

  3. Population growth

  4. None
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Process of developing towns and making an area more urban is called urbanisation. Lot of people tend to settle in urban areas for good employment opportunities. Though urbanisation resulted in increased comfort and luxury of people, it also caused negative effects like congestion or crowding due to increased informal human settlement in urban areas, power blackouts etc.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

The movement of people from rural areas to cities and from cities to larger ones __________.

  1. Way of life

  2. Urbanisation

  3. Nationalisation

  4. Industrialisation
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Process of developing towns and making an area more urban is called urbanisation. It results in movement of people from rural areas to urban areas. Lot of people tend to settle in urban areas for good employment opportunities. Though urbanisation resulted in increased comfort and luxury of people, it also caused negative effects like congestion or crowding due to increased informal human settlement in urban areas, power blackouts etc.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Which of the following occupies the highest position in a hierarchical settlement? 

  1. Large town

  2. City

  3. Conurbation

  4. Hamlet
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Conurbation occupies the highest position in the hierarchical human settlement. It comprises of large cities, towns and other urban areas that merge due to physical expansion caused by increased population, to form one continuous industrially developed area.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Zones in which only one kind of activity is to be carried such as manufacturing are called _________.

  1. Business Zones

  2. Catchment Zones

  3. Economic Zones

  4. Functional Zones
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A functional zone is an area designated for only one kind of activity. Example industrial zone, residential zone, recreational zone etc. The land is divided in two ways, by its physical characteristics, and by its function.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Factors such as presence of river, climate and soil are classified as ______________.

  1. Reclamation factors

  2. Social factors

  3. Economic factors

  4. Physical factors
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A factor in the abiotic environment that influences the growth and development of an organism is called the physical factors. For example river, climate, soil, currents, flora, fauna etc.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

The busiest area of the city is classified as ___________.

  1. Central Business District

  2. Inner-city

  3. Suburbs

  4. Rural-urban fringe
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A Central Business District (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. It is often considered as the city's financial district. It is one of the busiest areas of a city.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Considering urban settlements, areas that are used for recreational amenities and golf courses are classified as ______________.

  1. Suburbs

  2. Rural-urban fringes

  3. CBDs

  4. Inner city areas
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Rural-urban fringe is also known as the outskirt or the urban hinterland. It is the transition zone where urban and rural uses intermix. It is the area where the city meets the countryside. It is an area of transition from agriculture and other rural land use to urban use.

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Considering types of settlement, people of rural settlement are involved in different activities that does not include ___________.

  1. Fishing and farming

  2. Mining

  3. Forestry

  4. Business and manufacturing
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D Correct answer
Explanation

People of rural settlement are involved in different activities, some of them are as follows:

1. Fishing and farming
2. Mining
3. Forestry
4. Animal husbandry
5. Logging

Multiple choice geography population and settlement urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

In settlement patterns, settlements that occur near rivers, coasts and railways are classified as _____________.

  1. Linear settlement patterns

  2. Zonal settlement patterns

  3. Economic settlement patterns

  4. Climatic settlement patterns
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Explanation

A linear settlement is a settlement that is formed in a long line. It follows a transport route, such as a road,  river, canal, coastlines, mountains, hills or valleys. A linear settlement has no obvious center. The linear settlement has a long and narrow shape.