Human Settlements Book Back One Mark Online Test

Human Settlements Book Back One Mark Online Test (12th Standard Geography)

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Most anthropologists believe that hundreds of thousands of years ago humans first appeared in

A.The Euphrates and Tigris valley B.The Indus valley of Asia C.The Great Rift Valley in East Africa D.The Nile valley of Africa

The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million (Million city) is

A.London B.Paris C.New York D.Tokyo

It is predicted that by 2050 about the developing world and the developed world will be urbanized to

A.74% & 76% respectively B.64% & 86% respectively C.54% & 96% respectively D.44% & 66% respectively

As per 2011 census, which one of the following is correct?

A.Delhi's population rose by 4.1% B.Mumbai's by 5.1% C.Kolkata's by 4% D.Chennai's by 5%

One of the following statements is untrue regarding the concentric zone theory model. (In the model the zones are lettered A at the centre to E at the outer ring.)

A.This model was given by Ernest Burgess in 1925. B.Letter E in the model indicates medium - class Residential C.He envisaged that the development of a city outwards from a centre in concentric zones in a ripple like fashion. D.Letter B in the model indicates Zone in Transition

Consider the statements given below and choose the right option from the given.
Statement I: Urban fringe is an area of transition between well recognized urban land uses and the area devoted to agriculture.
Statement II: Urban sprawl or suburban sprawl describes the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density, monofunctional and usually car-dependent communities, in a process called suburbanization.

A.Statement - I is right. Statement - II is wrong. B.Statement - I is wrong. Statement - II is right. C.Statement - I and Statement - II are right. D.Statement - I and Statement - II are wrong.

Match list - I to list - II and answer using the codes given.
(a) Administrative town - (i) Pittsburgh
(b) Recreational Town - (ii) Beijing
(c) Religious Town - (iii) Miami
(d) Industrial Town - (iv) Jerusalem

A.(a)-i, (b)-ii, (c)-iii, (d)-iv B.(a)-iii, (b)-iv, (c)-i, (d)-ii C.(a)-iv, (b)-iii, (c)-ii, (d)-i D.(a)-ii, (b)-iii, (c)-iv, (d)-i

Which one of the following statements is false about urbanization?

A.The high rate of unemployment and under-employment often leads to high rate of crime. B.With greater concentration of people in urban places, the social amenities are quite under great stress. C.The scarcity of dumping grounds makes the rural-urban fringe organically rich and more conducive for human health. D.The scarcity of space leads to high price of land and high rents for offices and residential accommodations.

Which of the following is/are an essential characteristic/s of a Standard Urban Area?
(i) It should have a core town of a minimum population size of 50,000.
(ii) The contiguous areas made up of other urban as well as rural administrative units should have close mutual socio-economic links with the core town.
(iii) The probabilities are that this entire area will get fully urbanized in a period of two to three decades.

A.(i), (ii) and (iii) B.(i) and (iii) only C.(ii) and (iii) only D.(iii) only

Q10

One of the following statements is incorrect about the dispersed settlement.

A.Houses are spaced far apart. B.Often interspersed with fields. C.Their market and some other activities are centralized where they participate together. D.Found in the fertile river valley.

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