Chapter 4 -

Settlement: Rural life and urban life


1. 1. Write the answer

(a) How many parts are settlements divided into?

Answer: Settlements are mainly divided into two categories – rural settlements and urban settlements.

(b) What percentage of the population in rural areas is engaged in agriculture?

Answer: 70 per cent of the rural population is engaged in agriculture.

(c) What is the central area of ​​the city mainly involved in?

Answer: The central area of ​​the city is mainly associated with trade.

(d) In what categories are the cities of India divided on the basis of their period of origin?

Answer: Cities in India are divided into three categories based on their date of origin: Ancient Cities, Medieval Cities and Modern Cities.

(e) What should be the initial population of a city in India as specified by the Census Department?

Answer: The Census Department specifies that the initial population of a city in India should be 5,5

(f) What is the name of the only municipal city in Assam?

Answer: Guwahati is the only municipal city in Assam.

2. Correct/foul writing—

(a) Population density is higher in rural settlements than in urban settlements. 

Answer: impure

(b) Most of the people in rural areas are employed

Answer: impure

(c) New Delhi is now an administrative city.

Answer: pure

(d) Agra is a city situated on the banks of a river.

Answer: pure

(e) Shillong is situated on the banks of the Barak River.

Answer: pure

3. 3. Write your answer briefly

(a) Occupations in rural areas.

Answer: Agriculture is the main occupation in rural areas.  In rural areas, in addition to agriculture, people make a living by fishing, making pottery, raising animals, running small businesses and jobs.

(b) Urban settlement facilities.

Answer: The advantages of urban settlements are that education, medical facilities etc. are more available in the cities. Transportation is also easy. The city has educational institutions, industries, factories, government and private offices, etc.

(c) What is the reason for the density of urban settlements?

Answer:  The city is densely populated with all the facilities in the city. For example, the roads in the city are smooth, traffic facilities, business facilities, employment facilities, medical facilities, factories, educational institutions, colleges, universities etc. are densely populated in the city.

(d) What is a mega polish?

Answer: A megalopolis is a cluster of cities around a city, large and small, in its suburbs.

4. The Prepare two separate lists of facilities and problems of the city.

Answer: 

The facilities of the city

1. 1. Facilities for improved education in the city.

2. 2. Better medical facilities in the city.

3. 3. Business and commerce in the city.

4. The The city has sewerage, roads, etc

5. 5. Transportation facilities in the city.


The Problems of the City

1. 1. Some of the roads in the city are narrow and cause heavy traffic jams.

2. 2. Due to the increase in population in the cities, water cannot be drained easily due to the construction of houses and gardens in drains, ponds, slopes of mountains etc., which causes artificial flooding in the cities due to low rainfall.

3. 3. Cities also become centers of trade and commerce, which creates a variety of waste and makes the urban environment unhealthy.

4. The Water problem is an important aspect in cities. The supply of clean drinking water to the public is inadequate in the cities. Drinking water shortage is a critical problem.

5. 5. In cities, smoke and excessive noise emitted from industries and vehicles disturb public life, causing various problems.