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Settlements - Migrations — Syllabus

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

What Settlements - Migrations covers in Telangana Board Class 10 Social Studies: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Telangana Board Class 10 Social Studies · 2026-27

Topics in Settlements - Migrations

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1. Settlement, Early Life, and the Beginning of Settlements

  • A settlement is the geographic space where people live and work.
  • Settlements include different activities such as educational, medical, religious, and commercial activities.
  • Early humans lived in bands as hunter-gatherers for about 1.8 lakh years.
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2. Site, Situation, and Settlement Growth

  • Site refers to the physical characteristics of a place such as topography, altitude, water bodies, soil, security, and shelter from natural forces.
  • Situation describes the connections of a place with other places.
  • Pratapgadh Fort was built by Chhatrapati Shivaji in Maharashtra because its altitude gave military security and allowed surveillance of surrounding areas.
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3. Settlement Hierarchy in India

  • The Census of India organises settlements into a hierarchy based on population and other criteria.
  • Mega Cities have more than 10 million people.
  • Metropolitan Cities or Million Plus Cities have population between 1 million and 10 million.
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4. Urbanisation in India

  • Urbanisation is the process in which people increasingly take up non-agricultural work and live in cities and towns.
  • In India, nearly 350 million people, i.e. one-third of the population, live in cities and towns.
  • In the 1950s there were only 5 cities with more than 1 million population and about 40 cities with 1 lakh population.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Settlements and migration as patterns of human habitation, movement, and change

SettlementHuman settlement beginningsSettlement changeSiteSituationSettlement hierarchyUrbanisationAerotropolis

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Key topics in Settlements - Migrations include Settlement, Early Life, and the Beginning of Settlements, Site, Situation, and Settlement Growth, Settlement Hierarchy in India, Urbanisation in India. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Board Class 10 board exam.
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