Settlements, occupation, means of communication and transportation, land use pattern are some of the cultural features which are shown on topographical sheet using conventional signs, colour and symbol. We will seek the information about these features.
(a) Transport and Communication: The means of transportation include national or state highways, district roads, cart tracks, camel tracks, footpaths, railways, waterways, major communication lines, post offices, etc.
(b) Settlement:
(i) Rural Settlements: The types and patterns of rural settlements, i.e., compact, semi-compact, dispersed, linear, etc.
(ii) Urban Settlements: Type of urban settlements and their functions, i.e., capital cities, administrative towns, religious towns, port towns, hill stations, etc.
(c) Occupation: The general occupation of the people of the area may be identified with the help of land use and the type of settlement. For example, in rural areas the main occupation of majority of the people is agriculture; in tribal regions, lumbering and primitive agriculture dominates and in coastal areas, fishing is practiced. Similarly, in cities and towns, services and business appear to be the major occupations of the people.
