Human Settlements and Land Use — Geography STD 12 Commerce / Arts — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Commerce / ArtsGeographyHuman Settlements and Land Use4 Marks
Question
Size and types of settlements.
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Answer
Settlements vary in size and type. The size of settlement varies from hamlet to metropolitan town.
A small settlement could be sparsely spaced and large size settlement could be closely spaced.
On the basis of spacing between the houses, settlements can be divided into four types such as compact/clustered/nucleated /dispersed settlements, semi clustered or fragmented settlements and isolated settlements etc.
Economic character and social structure of settlement varies with the size of settlement.
Settlements can also be divided into two types on the basis of their function namely rural settlements and urban settlements.
Due to large population in urban areas, urban settlements are compact and larger in size.
Rural settlements are semi-clustered or fragmented and smaller in size.
In urban settlements there are various functions such as industrial, commercial, administrative, educational, religious, cantonment, tourism etc., therefore urban settlements are multifunctional.
Some cities are known by their functional importance. For example, Allahabad is known as a religious centre, Jaipur is known as a tourist centre.
Secondary and tertiary activities are more developed in urban settlements. ,
In rural settlements primary activities are more developed compared to secondary and tertiary activities.
In rural settlements agriculture is the main function and other activities related to agriculture such as livestock rearing, tree crops growing, lumbering, fishing are developed.
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