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Seat No.: Enrolment
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BPLAN SEMESTER • EXAMINATION SUMMER 2017
Subject Code: 1035502 Date: 02/05/2017
Subject Name: Settlement Geography
Time: 02.30PM to 04.30PM Total Marks: 50
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1

Answer following multiple choice questions:
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Which of the following theory suggests more than one centre in a city?
Multiple Nuclei
White's 21st century city
Vance's Urban Realm
All of the above
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As per Christaller's Central Place Theory, for every one higher order center there are lower-order centers.
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concept of Christaller's Central Place Theory is based on administrative principle.
K=3
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K=6
K=7
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As per Alonso's urban location theory, determines land uses.
Transportation axis
Income level of residents
Land prices/ rent
Gravity laws

Which of the following determine retail influence of a city on its surroundings in terms of 'Probability Contours'?
Reilly's Law of Retail Gravitation
Converse's modification of Reilly's Law
Huff's Gravity Model
None of the above
vi)
Which of the following theories suggest 'suburbs' as one of the element of urban structure?
Concentric Zone
Multiple Nuclei
Sector
None of the above

Define ANY TWO of following:
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Gateway Cities
ii)
Break-of-bulk Functions
iii)
Central Place Functions
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Q.2

Discuss the hierarchy of towns of different size in a region, and why the larger cities are generally located at farther distances compared to smaller towns.
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Write a note on Rank-Size Rule.
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Write a note on Primate City.
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Q.3

Sketch a schematic map of Gujarat and delineate different regions/ sub-regions based on natural features and development. Briefly explain characteristics of ONE of delineated regions/sub-regions and how the geographical features has affected the regional development therein.
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Write a note on assumptions adopted by Walter Christaller for Central Place Theory.
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Q.3

Choose an Indian city, and discuss its urban structure with respect to following.
Which of the classical theories Concentric Zone, Sector, Multiple Nuclei- holds true fully or partially in its urban structure? And how it gets revealed/ expressed in its urban structure?
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Write a note on Sector Theory. Also draw the sketch of urban structure model as suggested by this theory.
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Q.4
Write a note on ANY 2 of following.

Region
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Site and Situation
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Conurbation
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Range and Threshold
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Q.5

List the five elements forming the image of a city. Describe such elements of a town/city of your choice that play important role in forming its image.
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Discuss the character of Rural-Urban Fringe giving appropriate example.
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Q.5

Write a note on gravitational forces that affect movement of people to cities/towns of different sizes in a region.
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Write a note, along with a sketch, on Mann's Model of typical British Town.
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