12th Class Geography Solved Paper - Geography 2016 Delhi Set-I

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    Why is the distribution of roads not uniform in India? Explain, with examples.

    Answer:

    The factors for me uneven distribution of roads in India are:
    Nature of terrain: Mountains, plateaus and plains. Construction of roads is easy and cheaper in me level plain areas, while it is difficult and costly in hilly and plateaus areas. The distribution of roads is not uniform in the country. Density of roads varies from only 10.48 km in Jammu and Kashmir to 387.24 km in Kerala with a national average of 75.42 km. The density of road is high in most of the northern states and major southern states. It is low in the Himalayan region, north-eastern region, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
    Construction of roads is easy and cheaper in the plain areas while it is difficult and costly in hilly and plateau areas.
    Density of population: Density of? population affects the demand of roads. Urban settlements having high population usually have high density of road network while remote rural areas usually lack such facilities, e.g. Kolkata.
    The levels of economic development: Developed areas have high demand of roads also have money for construction and maintenance, e.g. Gujarat.
    Industrial areas: Important industrial regions have high density of road networks that help in the transport of raw materials and finished products, e.g. Jamshedpur.
    Centres of trade and commerce and commercial towns have high density of road networks to facilitate connectivity to markets, ports and collection centres, e.g. Mumbai.


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