Human Environment Settlement Transport and Communication Test - 3

In the Andes Mountains of South America, llamas are used, as are yaks in Tibet.

Pollution has been found to be present widely in the environment. Bus, aeroplane cars bike etc. led to pollute the environment. Cycle, rickshaw etc. does not pollute the environment.

Transhumance is a seasonal movement of people who rear animals move in search of new pastures according to changes in seasons.

A bicycle, also called a cycle or bike, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. 

In regions of heavy rainfall, they have slanting roofs. Places where water accumulates in the rainy season the houses are constructed on a raised platform or stilts.

Manali-Leh Highway in the Himalayan Mountains is one of the highest roadways in the world.

There are several National and State highways in India. The latest development in India is the construction of Express Ways. The Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.Expressways are the highest class of roads in the Indian road network. They are six or eight-lane controlled-access highways where entrance and exit is controlled by the use of slip roads.

An island is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Ship is most suitable to reach an island.

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 land was fertile. With the development of trade, commerce and manufacturing, human settlements became larger. Settlement flourished and civilizations developed near river valleys.

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

Bullock cart, aeroplane, ships, car, train etc. are the means of transport.

In rural areas, people build houses to suit their environment. In regions of heavy rainfall, they have slanting roofs. Places where water accumulates in the rainy season the houses are constructed on a raised platform or stilts. Thick mud walled houses with thatched roofs are very common in areas of hot climate. Local materials like stones, mud, clay, straw etc are used to construct houses.

Newspapers, radio and television, telephone, book and letters are the means of communication.

Settlements are places where people build their homes.The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its site.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.

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 land was fertile. With the development of trade, commerce and manufacturing human settlements became larger. Settlement flourished and civilizations developed near river. The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its site.

Island is any area of land smaller than acontinentand entirely surrounded bywater. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers. A group of islands is called an archipelago.Travelling by Ship is more suitable to an island,You may either choose travel by an aeroplane if the service is available.

Airway is the fastest way of transport developed in the early twentieth century. It is also the most expensive due to high cost of fuels. Air traffic is adversely affected by bad weather like fog and storms. It is the only mode of transport to reach the most remote and distant areas especially where there are no roads and railways. Aeroplanes as well as Helicopters made the travel faster. Helicopters are extremely useful in most inaccessible areas and in time of calamities for rescuing people and distributing food, water, clothes and medicines.

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.

Traffic jams and  pollution in the cities is terrible, This is becauce “The number of vehicles is increasing day by day due to the growing population in the cities”,as many people migrated from villages to the cities to find a workplace.

Roads built underground are called subways/under
Paths.

The most commonly used means of transport especially for short distances are roads. The best means to link rural and urban areas are roadways.

The term ‘settlement’ refers to a place where people build their homes to live in.

Settlements are places where people build their homes.The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its site.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. 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.

The modes of communication through which we can communicate with a large number of people, like newspaper, radio and television, are called mass media.

The villages are rural settlement where people are engaged in activities like agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work and trading etc. Rural settlements can be compact or scattered.Invillages one may not have big cinema halls, well-equipped schools and good hospitals, buthave lot of open spaces and fresh air to breathe in.

Settlements are places where people build their homes.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. 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.

The four means of transport are roadways, railways, waterways, airways.

A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly

Satellites have helped in oil exploration, survey of forest, underground water, mineral wealth, weather forecast and disaster warning.

The activities practiced by the rural people are farming, fishing, forestry, crafts work, trading etc.