UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

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    Match the following
    List I (Rural settlement pattern) List II (Characteristics)
    A. linear                1. Along a railway line
    B. checkerboard        2. Around a pond
    C. circular                3. Streets intersect each other at right angles
    D. star                  4. Convergence of transport routes

    A) A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4

    B) A-1       B-3       C-2       D-4

    C)  A-2      B-3       C-4       D-1

    D) A-4       B-1       C-3       D-2

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Linear settlements are developed along a railway line, road, canal, river or sea coast.
    Checkerboard settlements are those where streets interest each other at right angles.
    Circular pattern develops around a pond, tank or crater.
    Star pattern develops where a number of transport routes converge and or diverge from a point.


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