Settlements - Migrations
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What is a settlement? Provide a definition with examples.
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A settlement is the geographic space where people live and work, organized with buildings, roads, drains, etc. It includes different activities like educational, medical, religious, and commercial. Ex…
Compare nomadic and sedentary lifestyles. What led to the change from nomadic to sedentary?
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Nomadic lifestyle involved moving from place to place as hunter-gatherers for about 1.8 lakh years. Sedentary lifestyle began when people started agriculture and stayed in one place. The change occurr…
What are the three basic concepts used to understand settlement formation?
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The three basic concepts are: (1) Site - characteristics of the place like topography, altitude, water bodies, soils, security; (2) Situation - connections with other places; (3) History - the histori…
Define the hierarchy of Indian settlements from largest to smallest according to Census of India.
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From largest to smallest: (1) Mega Cities (>10 million people), (2) Metropolitan Cities/Million Plus Cities (1-10 million), (3) Cities/Class 1 cities (1 lakh-1 million), (4) Towns (5000-1 lakh), (5) R…
What is urbanization? Provide statistics about India's urban population.
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Urbanization is the process where people increasingly take up non-agriculture work and live in cities and towns. In India, nearly 350 million (one-third) of the population lives in cities and towns. T…
What are the main problems of urbanization?
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Problems include: inadequate basic infrastructure (roads, drainage, electricity, water), environmental stress, increased air pollution from vehicles, improper sewage disposal leading to health problem…
What is an aerotropolis and where are they emerging in India?
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An aerotropolis or airport city is a new settlement centered around large airports, functioning as a city with facilities like hotels, shopping, entertainment, food, and business conferencing. In Indi…
Define migration and identify the two criteria used by Census to identify a migrant.
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Migration is people moving from their places to other places in search of better opportunities due to social, economic, or political reasons. Census uses two criteria: (1) 'Birth place' - where the pe…
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