M.A. (Geography) (Semester III) (CBCS) Examination, 2017
Settlement Geography (Paper
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Day Date: Thursday, 20-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
All questions Carry equal marks
Use of stencils is allowed.
Draw neat and labeled maps and diagrams wherever
necessary
Q.1 Choose the correct alternative given in the bracket. 07
Settlement Geography is the sub field of Geography
Economic Cultural Human
2 is an administrative town.
Kashi Chandigarh Kolhapur
3 The central place hierarchy is based on
administrative principle.
K-3 K-4 K-7
4 is one of the basic needs of human being.
Shelter Hamlet Home
5 Settlement geography provide human an settlement
approach at level
National Regional Global
6 types of settlements are common in arid zones
Liner Nucleated Dispersed
7 wall houses are common in forest area of the world
Cement Wood Steel
Complete the following sentences: 07
types of economic activities are largely found in rural
settlement.
Food, and clothing are the basic needs of human
beings.
wrote a book entitled 'nature of settlement
geography'.
Air temperature above the city is always than of the
surrounding area.
The central place hierarchy is based on traffic
optimizing principle.
Oxford and Cambridge are centers.
Urban morphology means internal of a city.
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Q.2 Explain rural settlement and gives its types. 14
Q.3 Explain how environment affects on human settlement. 14
OR
Define settlement geography and explain nature and scope.
Q.4 Answer the following question in short (any 14
Explain functional classification of town.
Critically examine Christaller theory of central place.
Explain hierarchy of settlement in India.
Explain growth of human settlement.
Q.5 Write short notes (any 14
Evolution of human settlement.
Pattern of rural settlement
Significance of human settlement
August losch central place theory