Population And Settlement

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Geography Standard 7 Term 1 “Population And Settlement”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Caucasoid race is also known as _____ race.
a) European
b) Negroid
c) Mangoloid
d) Australoid

2. _____ Race is Known as Asian – American Race
a) Caucasoid
b) Negroid
c) Mongoloid
d) Australoid

3. The official language of India is _____.
a) Marathi
b) Tamil
c) English
d) Hindi

4. Rural settlements are located near ______.
a) Water bodies
b) Hilly areas
c) coastal areas
d) desert areas

5. Arrange the following in terms of size
1) City 2) Megalopolis 3) Metropolis 4) Conurbation
a) 4,1,3,2
b) 1,3,4,2
c) 2,1,3,4
d) 3,1,2,4

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. The Bushmen is found mainly in _____ desert in South Africa
2. Lingustic stock is a group of _____ family sharing features and its origin
3. In _____ settlements, where most of the people are engaged in secondary and tertiary activities
4. _____ towns are generally located outside the rural Urban fringe.
5. _____ Settlement Come up around a place of Worship.

Answers:
1. Kalahari
2. Language
3. Urban
4. Satellite
5. Pilgrim

III. A. Match the following:
1. Caucasoid             A. Asian – American
2. Negroid                B. Australia
3. Mongoloid           C. European
4. Australoid            D. African

Answers:
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B

B. Match the following:
1. Sutlej-Ganga pain         A. Dispersed settlement
2. Nilgris                            B. Star like pattern
3. South India                    C. Rectangular pattern
4. Seacoast                        D. Compact settlement
5. Haryana                         E. Circular settlement

Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. E
5. B

IV. Consider the following statement and (√) Tick the appropriate answer:
1. Assertion (A): There are numerous languages spoken in the world
Reason (R): The linguistic diversity in the world is vast.
a) A and R are correct and A explains R.
b) A and R are correct but A does not explain R.
c) A is incorrect but R is correct.
d) Both A and R are incorrect.

2. Assertion A: Thiruverkadu in Tamil Nadu is an example for pilgrim settlement
Reason (R): Iron and steel industry is located there
a) R is the correct explanation of A
b) R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is wrong and R is correct
d) A and R are wrong

V. Circle the odd one out:
1. Fishing, lumbering, agriculture, banking
2. Himalayas, Alps, Rocky, Ganga
3. Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Kanchipuram

Answers:
1. Fishing, lumbering, and agriculture are part of the primary activities. Banking is part of the services from the tertiary sector.
2. Ganga is the name of a river. Others are mountain
3. all are part of Tamil Nadu. Chennai, Madurai, and Tirunelveli. But Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu is considered as a holy city and a pilgrim site.