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Chapter 7 Human Environment–Settlement Transport and Communication Solutions

Question - 1 : -
What are the four means of transport?

Answer - 1 : -

Four Means of Transport:
  1. Roadways
  2. Railways
  3. Waterways
  4. Airways

Question - 2 : -
What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’?

Answer - 2 : -

Settlement:
The settlement is the group of houses where people live with their families.

Question - 3 : -
Which are the activities practiced by the rural people?

Answer - 3 : -

Activities Practised by the Rural People:
  1. Primary Activities:
  2. Agriculture
  3. Animal rearing/Pastoral activities
  4. Fisting
  5. Mining
  6. Extracting and collecting
  7. Trading of products related to primary activities.
  8. Services related to primary activities.

Question - 4 : -
Mention any two merits of railways.

Answer - 4 : -

Merits of Railways:
  1. Quick means of transport
  2. Carrier of bulk goods over long distances
  3. Cheap means of transport. (Any two)

Question - 5 : -
What do you understand by communication?

Answer - 5 : -

Communication:
By communication we mean transmitting messages, ideas and words, written or oral.

Question - 6 : -
What is the mass media?

Answer - 6 : -

Mass Media:
  1. Mass Media is the medium of communication to the masses.
  2. They are print media, radio, and television.

Question - 7 : -
Tick the correct answer:
(a) Which is not a means of communication?
(i) telephone                       (ii)   books                               (iii)    table.

(b) Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
(i) flyover                          (ii)    expressways                     (iii)    subways.

(c) Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
(i) ship                              (ii)   train                                 (iii)   car.

(d) Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
(i) cycle                             (ii)    bus                                  (iii)    aeroplane.

Answer - 7 : -  (a)—(iii), 

(b)—(iii), 
(c)—(i), 
(d)—(i).

Question - 8 : -
Match the following:
(i) Internet                                           (a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade and services
(ii) Canal route                                    (b) closely built area of houses
(iii) Urban areas                                  (c) houses on stilts
(iv) Compact settlement                      (d) inland waterways
                                                            (e)a means of communication

Answer - 8 : - (i)—(e), 

(ii)—(d), 
(iii)—(a), 
(iv)—(b).

Question - 9 : -
Give reasons:
Today’s world is shrinking.

Answer - 9 : -

Today’s world is shrinking because of the following reasons:

  1. Airways have become popular, more and more people use aeroplanes to travel to
  2. far off places. Airways have reduced time taken in journeys.
  3. Means of communication have reduced both distances and time. We can talk, see, and interact with people sitting thousands of kilometers away within no time.
  4. We can strike business deals in seconds through superfast means of communication, like the internet, satellite phones, etc.

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