_________ is a port on the confluence of the Negro and the Amazon rivers, where urbanisation has occurred.
- AAlagoas
- BParana
- ✓Manaus
- DCeara
Answer: C.
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Geography ch 7 - Human Settlements question types
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18 Q→02Answer the following in one sentence
3 Q→03Answer the following questions in details.
1 Q→04Give geographical reasons for the following
1 Q→05Are the sentences right or wrong. Rewrite the wrong ones
5 Q→06Observe the following diagram and answer the following questions
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Geography ch 7 - Human Settlements questions
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Urbanisation has occurred more in the _______ states, in Brazil.
- Ainland
- ✓coastal
- Ccentral
- Dnorth-western
Answer: B.
View full solution →Looking at the growth in a few parts of the country, the government is promoting “Go _______ ” policy which reduces pressure on other densely populated areas.
- AEast
- BNorth
- CSouth
- ✓West
Answer: D.
View full solution →Today, about ______ of Brazil’s population lives in urban area.
- A96%
- B66%
- ✓86%
- D76%
Answer: C.
View full solution →_____ is more than 80% urban.
- AGoa
- BGujarat
- ✓Delhi
- DPuducherry
Answer: C.
View full solution →Why do human settlements grow in specific locations only?
Differentiate between the human settlements in the Ganga river basin and the Amazon river basin.
Write a comparative note on urbanisation in Brazil and India.
Which factors have affected urbanisation in Brazil?
Study the two types of settlement patterns in India given in figure (a) and (b) Answer the following questions :
(1) Identify the type of settlements?
(2) Which one is a nucleated settlement? Why?
(3) Which one is a dispersed settlement? What could be the reason behind it?
(4) Can you guess in which regions are these settlements located in India?
(1) Identify the type of settlements?
(2) Which one is a nucleated settlement? Why?
(3) Which one is a dispersed settlement? What could be the reason behind it?
(4) Can you guess in which regions are these settlements located in India?
In underdeveloped countries, the rate of urbanisation is low.
The growth of urbanisation in India has been very fast, reaching 86% in 2011.
North-East Highlands of Brazil suffer from extreme drought.
The earlier settlements in Brazil were formed by the settlers from America.
India does not have a great tradition of urbanisation.
Look at the table. It shows the growth and share of urban population in total population of Brazil. Draw a line graph from this table. Examine the graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Brazil Percentage of urban population (1960 to 2010)
(1) What is the interval of the data?
(2) In which period did urbanisation occur rapidly?
(3) Write five sentences analysing the graph.
Brazil Percentage of urban population (1960 to 2010)
(1) What is the interval of the data?
(2) In which period did urbanisation occur rapidly?
(3) Write five sentences analysing the graph.
In the figure (a) and (b), you can see images of two settlements in Brazil. One is from the Amazon river basin in Brazil while the other belongs to the coastal area. Observe the settlement patterns carefully and name the types of settlement patterns. Write a comment on their density and types.
(1) What was the percentage of urbanisation in 1961?
(2) In which decade was urbanisation the highest?
(3) In which decade was the growth of urbanisation lowest?
(4) What was the growth in the percentage of urbanisation between 1961 and 1971?
(5) What was the growth in the percentage of urbanisation between 1991 and 2011?
(6) What inference can you draw regarding India’s urbanisation after reading the graph?
Study the choropleth map of Brazil showing the Statewise urban population of Brazil and answer the following questions :
(1) Which state (region) in Brazil is the most urbanised?
(2) Which state (region) in the least urbanised?
Prepare a choropleth map showing urban population using the data given in the table below.
| S.No. | Urban population percentage category | States /UTs falling in the category |
| (1) | 0-20 | Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Odisha |
| (2) | 21-40 | Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, A and N Islands, Punjab, Karnataka and M. P. |
| (3) | 41-60 | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram |
| (4) | 61-80 | Goa, Puducherry, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep |
| (5) | 81 -100 | Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi |
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