i. Settlement ‘A’ has 5-6 houses and the place does not have other facilities. ii. ‘B’ has a high school, a big market

Question

Study the diagram and identify the types of settlements:

i. Settlement ‘A’ has 5-6 houses and the place does not have other facilities.

ii. ‘B’ has a high school, a big  market and a small theatre.

iii. ‘C’ has houses, farmers, many shops and small industries.

iv. ‘D’ has a natural harbour. Many industries have been established here.

v. ‘C’ is a settlement that has developed along the road side. Give two reasons of its location here.

Answer 1

i. Scattered settlement.

ii. Nucleated settlement.

iii. Linear settlement.

iv. Linear settlement.

v. The reasons for settlement ‘C’ developing along the roadside are:

• It has direct & easy access to the main road which helps in easy movement of people & agricultural & industrial goods as houses, farms & small industries are found here.
• It is located at the foothill close to the main river.