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Class 8 India’s Urban Landscape worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Urban and rural, population density, why cities grow, city specialities, urban problems and planning. 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.
Population density is the number of people per:
- family
- kilometre of road
- house
- square kilometre
Answer
(d) square kilometre
- 2.
Jaipur is known for:
- being the planned Pink City
- its M.G. Road pedestrian zone
- the Sabarmati Riverfront
- the Howrah Bridge and its trams
Answer
(a) being the planned Pink City
- 3.
What is meant by “vertical garden”?
- the shift of people from villages to cities
- a built-up area that traps heat
- a number showing how polluted the air is
- plants grown on walls
Answer
(d) plants grown on walls
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Give two differences between urban and rural areas.
Answer
Urban areas are dense with varied jobs and municipal bodies; rural areas are villages with mostly farm jobs and gram panchayats.
- 5.
What is each city known for? (a) Jamshedpur (b) Moradabad
Answer
(a) Asia’s first steel plant (b) brass work
Section C · long answer
- 6.
What challenges do Indian cities face?
Answer
Air pollution, traffic, slums, water shortages, heat islands and loss of lakes and green spaces.
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