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Class 12 Human Settlements worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Clustered, semi-clustered, hamleted and dispersed villages, the Census definition of a town, urbanisation and towns by age and function. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
A cluster of dwellings where people live, of any size, is a:
- watershed
- command area
- hinterland
- human settlement
Answer
(d) human settlement
- 2.
Which describes semi-clustered rural settlements?
- a main cluster with fragments a little away, as in the Gujarat plain and parts of Rajasthan
- multi-storey blocks along highways
- ring-shaped towns around ports
- isolated huts in hills and forests of Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala
Answer
(a) a main cluster with fragments a little away, as in the Gujarat plain and parts of Rajasthan
- 3.
What is the main function of Itarsi?
- educational
- tourist
- administrative
- transport
Answer
(d) transport
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Give two differences between rural and urban settlements.
Answer
Rural settlements depend on land-based primary activities and have close social ties; urban ones depend on manufacturing and services, with formal relations.
- 5.
Describe each type of rural settlement: (a) dispersed (b) hamleted
Answer
(a) isolated huts in hills and forests of Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala (b) several separate units with a common name, in the middle and lower Ganga plain
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Discuss the types of rural settlement and the physical factors behind them.
Answer
Clustered (fertile plains, water scarcity, security), semi-clustered (fragmenting villages), hamleted (segmented villages in the Ganga plain) and dispersed (rugged hills and forests).
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Human Settlements sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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