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7. Air transport is not dense in ______________ .
(a) Asia (b) Africa (c) America

8. ______________ is a means of mass communication.
(a) telephone (b) newspaper (c) fax

B. Match the following :
1. Kuchcha house u u A squalid, dirty, overcrowded street or part of a city.
2. Slum u u The act of moving from one place to another for settling there.
3. Migration u u A settlement set up by early man.

4. Transport u u The method or process of sending information.
5. Highway u u A system of carrying people and goods.
6. Communication u u A main road connecting large towns.

C. Fill in the blanks :
1. A ______________ is a type of temporary settlement in the desert.

2. ______________ occupations are chiefly practiced in rural areas.
3. The problem of ______________ puts pressure on civic amenities in cities.
4. The invention of the ______________ has helped in the development of transport.
5. A ______________ is maintained by the central government.

6. The ______________ railways connect Perth and Sydney in Australia.
D. Name any two :

1. facilities generally found in a rural area : (a) ______________ (b) ______________
2. facilities generally found in an urban area : (a) ______________ (b) ______________
3. secondary occupations : (a) ______________ (b) ______________
4. types of roads which connect different cities : (a) ______________ (b) ______________

5. long railways in the world : (a) ______________ (b) ______________
6. means of private communication : (a) ______________ (b) ______________

E. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. Who set up the primitive settlements?
2. What types of occupations are chiefly found in rural areas?
3. Write the name of tertiary occupations.

4. What are the two types of surface transport?
5. What type of road is used for connecting cities in different states or countries?
6. What is the longest railway line in the world?

F. Answer the questions in brief :
1. How did primitive settlements come to be established?

2. What is the difference between a temporary settlement and a permanent settlement?
3. How are houses built in a compact settlement?
4. How has the wheel helped in the development of modern transport?
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