Human Environment Settlements, Transport and Communication

 Human Environment

Settlements, Transport and Communication

Exercise

1. Answer the following questions.
(i) What are the four means of transport?
Answer: The four means of transport are:

1. Roadways
2. Railways
3. Waterways
4. Airways

(ii) What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’?
Answer: Settlements are places where human beings built their homes. With time and advancement in agriculture, humans made homes to create settlements.
(iii) Which are the activities practiced by the rural people?
Answer: Activities practiced by the rural people include:

• Agriculture
• Fishing
• Forestry
• Crafts work
• Trading, etc

(iv) Mention any two merits of railways.
Answer: Two merits of railways are as follows:

1. It is a cheaper means of transport
2. Heavy goods can be transported to longer distances within a shorter period of time. 

(v) What do you understand by communication?
Answer: Communication is the process of conveying messages to others. Technological development enabled humans to devise new and fast modes of communication. 
(vi) What is mass media?
Answer: Modes of communication used to provide information, to educate as well as to entertain large number of people simultaneously are called mass media, like radio, television and newspapers. 
2. Tick the correct answer.
(i) Which is NOT a means of communication?
(a) telephone
(b) books
(c) table
Answer: (c) table
(ii) Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
(a) fly over
(b) expressways
(c) subways
Answer: (c) subways
(iii) Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
(a) ship
(b) train
(c) car
Answer: (a) ship
(iv) Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
(a) cycle
(b) bus
(c) aeroplane
Answer: (a) cycle
3. Match the following.

Column A	Column B
(i) Internet	(a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade and services
(ii) Canal route	(b) closely built area of houses
(iii) Urban areas	(c) houses on sites
(iv) Compact settlements	(d) inland waterways
	(e) a means of communication

Answer

Column A	Coln B
(i) Internet	(e) a means of communication
(ii) Canal route	(d) inland waterways
(iii) Urban areas	(a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade and services
(iv) Compact settlements	(b) closely built area of house

4. Give reasons.
(i) Today’s world is shrinking.
Answer: Today’s world is shrinking because of better means of transportation and communication. People can communicate with anyone across the world and can cover the longest distances within the shortest period of time.