M.A./M.Sc. (Semester III) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2017
Geography
SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY
Day Date: Saturday, 18-11-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 2:30 PM to 05.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
Use of stencils is allowed.
Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
Q.1 Complete the following question by choosing correct alternative 07
1 The of settlement Geography is multidisciplinary.
Nature Scope
Content
2 of economic activities are largely found in rural
settlements.
Primary Secondary
Tertiary
3 Urban morphology means internal of a city.
Size Shape
Structure
4 is an religious town in India.
Agra Mathura
Chandigarh
5 The central place hierarchy is based on transportation
principle.
K3 K4
K7
6 types of settlements are common in arid zones.
Linear Nucleated
Dispersed
7 coined the term 'city rich and city poor sectors' in central
place theory.
Losh Burgess
Ullman
Fill in the blanks. 07
Settlement Geography is the sub branch of
The K7 central place hierarchy is based on principle.
Air temperature above the city is always than that of the
surrounding area.
wall houses are common in forest.
Kurukshetra is an town in India.
Settlement developing in dry elevated location surrounded by marshy
area is
The central place theory was first developed
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Q.2 Explain types and pattern of rural settlement. 14
Q.3 Define settlement Geography and explain the nature and scope. 14
OR
Explain house types based on building material.
Q.4 Answer the following questions in shorts (Any Two) 14
Explain interface between human settlements and environment.
Explain functional classification of towns.
Explain Hierarchy of settlements.
Explain evolution of human settlements.
Q.5 Write short notes on (Any Two) 14
Critically discuss Christaller's theory of central place.
Trend of human settlements.
Morphological structure of cities.
Functional classification of villages.