Test: Human Settlements

Correct Answer :- a

Explanation:- Heavy to very heavy falls over northeast India, West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar and adjoining East UP likely during next five days," IMD said. It said that isolated extremely heavy falls also very likely over Bihar and Assam and Meghalaya. Thats why the huts are made of conical roof.

Cities accommodating population size between one to five million are called metropolitan cities and more than five million are mega cities.

Medium sized cities of India has shown highest growth rate during the last decade.

A person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters  or space in or on something : the occupants of the building, resident.

It is 61.48% of the total urban population.

 Fragmented settlement in India normally found in fertile alluvial plains and in the northeastern states. The settlement, clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlement normally looks like semi-clustered. Examples of such settlement can be seen in Gujarat plain and some parts of Rajasthan.

Statutory Towns: All administrative units that have been defined by statute as urban like Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Cantonment Board, Notified Town Area Committee, Town Panchayat, Nagar Palika etc., are known as Statutory Towns.

The rural settlements are concerned with the degree  of dispersion of the dwellings and the life is supported by land based  primary economic activities. Rural people are less mobile and therefore, social relationship among them are intimate. 

Areas of Deccan plateau and Thar Desert have villages far apart due to infertile land and shortage of water.

The settlements are developed along the coast.