Human Environment Settlement Transport - Worksheets

 CBSE Worksheet 01

Human Environment Settlement

  1. River Nile is located in

    1. Africa

    2. None of these

    3. Asia

    4. America

  2. Yak animal for transport is used in-

    1. Tibet
    2. Brazil
    3. Argentina
    4. Andes Mountain

  3. The place where a building develops is known as?

    1. Side
    2. Site
    3. Nagar
    4. Office
  4. In these settlements, people build homes to live in.
    1. Permanent settlements
    2. Temporary settlements
    3. Metalled settlements
    4. Unmetalled settlements

  5. A _____ settlement is a closely built area of dwellings.

    1. Short

    2. Large

    3. Scattered

    4. Compact

  6. Match the following:

    (a) Services(i) Europe
    (b) Andes Mountains(ii) Africa
    (c) Cape Town(iii) Latin America
    (d) Rotterdam(iv) Urban settlement
  7. Fill in the blanks:

    The _______ railway is the largest railway system connecting St. Petersburg in Western Russia to _______ on the Pacific coast.

  8. State true or false:

    The latest development in India is the construction of expressways.

  9. What do people living in temporary settlements practise?

  10. What are called temporary settlements?

  11. Differentiate a compact settlement from a scattered settlement.

  12. Differentiate between inland and sea route waterways.

  13. Explain the importance of settlement. What is the different types of settlement?

CBSE Worksheet 01
Human Environment Settlement

Solution

  1. (a) Africa Explanation: Africa
  2. (a) Tibet Explanation: Transport is the means by which people and goods move. In the early days it took a great deal of time, to travel long distances. People had to walk and used animals to carry their goods. With the passage of time different means of transport developed but even today people use animals for transport. In our country donkeys, mules, bullocks and camels are common. In the hilly area of Tibet the yaks are used as a means of transportation.
  3. (b) Site Explanation: The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its site. The natural conditions for selection of an ideal site are-

    1. favourable climate

    2. availability of water

    3. suitable land

    4. fertile soil

  4. (a) Permanent settlements Explanation: Settlements are places where people build their homes. Early human beings lived on trees and in caves. When they started to grow crops it became necessary to have a permanent home.  Settlements can be permanent or temporary. Settlements which are occupied for a short time are called temporary settlements. The people living in deep forests, hot and cold deserts and mountains often dwell in such temporary settlements. However more and more settlements today are permanent settlements. In these settlements, people build homes to live in.
  5. (d) Compact Explanation: Two different settlements are - the rural and the urban settlements. Rural settlements can be compact or scattered. A compact settlement is a closely built area of dwellings, wherever flat land is available. In scattered settlement dwellings are spaced over an extensive area. This type of settlement is mostly found in hilly tracts, thick forests, and regions of extreme climate.

  6. (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

  7. Trans-Siberian, Vladivostok

  8. True

  9. People living in temporary settlements practise hunting, gathering, shifting cultivation and transhumance.

  10. Settlements which are occupied for a short time are called temporary settlements. Settlements which are occupied for a short time are called temporary settlements. The people living in deep forests, hot and cold desserts and mountains often dwell in such temporary settlements.

  11. In compact pattern, houses are closely built with a market area or a crossroad as the nucleus. 

    In scattered pattern a few clusters of houses or single dwellings are located away from one another at different levels.It is common in mountains or forested regions.

  12. The differences between inland and sea route waterways are:

    Inland waterwaysSea route waterways
    Navigable rivers and lakes are used as inland waterways.They are mostly used for transporting merchandise and goods from one country to another and also connected with the ports.

    Some of the important inland waterways are the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system, the Great Lakes in North America and the river Nile in Africa.

    		Some of the important ports of the world are Singapore and Mumbai in Asia, New York, Los Angeles in North America, Rio de Janerio in South America, Durban and Cape Town in Africa, Sydney in Australia, London, and Rotterdam in Europe.

  13. Settlements are places where people build their homes. Early human beings lived on trees and in caves. When they started to grow crops it became necessary to have a permanent home. The settlements grew near the river valleys as water was available and the land was fertile. With the development of trade, commerce, and manufacturing, human settlements became larger. Many civilisations grew along the banks of rivers such as Indus, Tigris, Nile, and Hwang-He. Settlements can be permanent or temporary.
    Types of Settlements:

    1. Settlements that are occupied for a short time are called temporary settlements. The people living in deep forests, hot and cold deserts and mountains often well in such temporary settlements.
    2. They practice hunting, gathering, shifting cultivation and transhumance. However more and more settlements today are permanent settlements. In these settlements, people build homes to live in.