M.A./M.Sc. (Semester III) (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2018
Geography
SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY
Time 2½ Hours Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Draw neat diagram whenever necessary
Use of stencils is allowed.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct alternative given in the bracket. 14
types of economic activities are largely found in rural settlements.
Primary Tertiary
Secondary Quaternary
town is located on a river bank.
Bhopal Indore
Agra Ranchi
Site and are the important factors in urban geography.
Resources Region
Water Situation
geography is the study of urban places with reference to their
geographical environment.
Urban Rural
Economic Political
Census of India defines a permanent settlement with a minimum population of
as an urban place.
7000 10000
5000 20000
Tirupati city is developed due to the function of
Defense Industrial
Educational Religious
The urban places due to the recreation needs of people are known as
towns.
Recreation Industrial
Educational Religious
The concentric zone theory begin with Zone I known as
Central Business District Low Class Residential
High Class Residential Industrial
The sector theory was postulated by
H. Hoyt Harris and Ullman
E. W. Burgess W. Christaller
10) The minimum number of people required sustaining that service of activity is
knows as
Threshold population Range 8
Centrality Central place
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11) is a settlement which provides one or more services for the
population living around it.
Threshold population Range
Centrality Central place
12) Settlements provide high order services are called order
settlement.
Low Medium
High Very high
13) In Central Place Theory K7 value indicates Principle.
Marketing Transportation
Administrative None of these
14) The concept of Primate City was first introduced by in 1939.
G. Zipf M. Jefferson
H. Hoyt E. Burgess
Q.2 Write answer of the following questions. (Any Four) 08
What is urban geography?
Explain the Administrative Principle.
What is situation of settlement?
What is Religious Towns?
State the characteristics of C.B.D.
Write notes on. (Any Two) 06
Nature of settlement geography
Influencing factors on dynamics structure of rural settlements
Size of rural settlements
Q.3 Write Answer the following questions. (Any two) 08
Describe the growth of rural settlements.
Explain the scope of urban settlements.
Explain the Rank size rule.
Write Answer of the following questions. (Any one) 06
Explain the patterns of rural settlements.
Critically examine the Multi Nuclei Theory
Q.4 Write Answer of the following questions. (Any two) 10
Explain the situation of settlements with suitable examples.
Explain the concept of primate city.
Critically examine the August Losch's Theory.
Write Answer of the following questions. (Any one) 04
Explain growth of human settlement.
Describe the Concentric Zone Theory.
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Q.5 Write Answer of the following questions. (Any two) 14
Describe the types of rural settlements.
Explain the functional classification of towns.
Critically examine the of Christaller's Central Place Theory.