RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions Geography Chapter 7 Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions Geography Chapter 7 Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions Geography Chapter 7 Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
The means of transport helps in times of calamities for rescuing people:
(a) Railways
(b) Airways 
(c) Waterways 
(d) Roadways
Answer:
(b) Airways 

 

Question 2. 
Roads built underground called:
(a) flyovers 
(b) subway
(c) highway 
(d) kutcha road
Answer:
(b) subway

Question 3. 
Which of the following regions have mud houses?
(a) Sahara desert
(b) Tundra vegetation area
(c) Northern Europe
(d) North-east India
Answer:
(a) Sahara desert

Question 4.
is the modern means of communication.
(a) Radio
(b) Television
(c) (Internet) Computer
(d) Newspaper
Answer: 
(c) (Internet) Computer

Fill in the blanks

Question 1.
................ and ................ are used as inland waterways.
Answer:
Navigable rivers, lakes

Question 2. 
When we communicate with a large number of people through a common medium, it is called ................ i 
Answer:
mass media

Question 3 
................ river system is an important inland waterway of India.
Answer:
Ganga-Brahmaputra

Question 4. 
There are two types of roadways ................  and ................ 
Answer:
metalled (pucca), unmetalled (kutcha)

Question 5. 
Places where water accumulates in rainy season have ................ and ................ roofs.
Answer: 
raised platforms, slanting

True/False

Question 1. 
Settlements occupied for a shorter period of time are called temporary settlements.
Answer:
True,

Question 2. 
In areas of hot climate, houses have slanting roofs.
Answer:
False.

 

Question 3. 
In Tibet llamas are used as mode of transport.
Answer:
False.

Question 4. 
Airways are the fastest and costliest means of transport.
Answer:
True,

Question 5. 
Newspapers have made communication even faster.
Answer: 
False.

Match the column

Column A	Column B
(i) Internet	(a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade and services
(ii) Canal route	(b) closely built area of houses
(iii) Urban areas	(c) houses on stilts
(iv) Compact settlement	(d) inland waterway
(v) Rural areas	(e) a means of communication

Answer:

Column A	Column B
(i) Internet	(d) inland waterway
(ii) Canal route	(e) a means of communication
(iii) Urban areas	(b) closely built area of houses
(iv) Compact settlement	(a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade and services
(v) Rural areas	(c) houses on stilts

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Give one means which helps to communicate with several people at the same time.
Answer: 
Mass communication: Television.

Question 2. 
Name one of the oldest and cheapest modes of transport.
Answer: 
Water transport is the oldest and cheapest mode of transport.

Question 3. 
Give the names of any two important airports of the world.
Answer: 

1. Frankfurt airport in Germany (Europe)
2. Amsterdam airport in Netherlands (Europe) 

Question 4. 
Where do we usually find scattered settlements?
Answer: 
Hilly areas, thick forests and regions of extreme climate have scattered settlements.

Question 5. 
What kind of trains have been introduced to make our journey easier?
Answer: 
Superfast trains have made our journey easier.

Question 6. 
Which conditions adversely affect the functioning of airways/air traffic?
Answer: 
Bad weather conditions like fog and storms, heavy rains, etc. adversely affect the functioning of air traffic/airways.

 

Question 7. 
Name some important seaports of the world. What are they used for?
Answer: 
Seaports are mainly used for transporting merchandise and goods from one country to another. Singapore and Mumbai in Asia are important seaports.

Question 8. 
Name the highest highway in the world.
Answer: 
Manali-Leh highway in the Himalayan mountains is the highest highway in the world.

Question 9. 
Name the different types of settlements.
Answer: 
Urban and rural settlements.

Question 10. 
Why did settlements grow near the river valley?
Answer: 
Settlements grew near the river valleys because plenty of water was available there and the land was fertile.

Question 11. 
What is the reason for growing population in urban areas?
Answer: 
Roads, railways, means of communication, job opportunities, education and medical facilities are some of the reasons for growing population in urban areas.

Question 12. 
What type of population are practised hy people living in temporary settlements?
Answer: 
Hunting, gathering, shifting cultivation and transhumance.

Question 13. 
What is the golden quadri¬lateral?
Answer: 
The golden quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of major industrial, agricultural and cultural centers of India.

Question 14. 
Write the significance of satellites in communications.
Answer: 
Satellites have helped in oil exploration, survey of forest, underground water, mineral wealth, weather, forecast, telecommunication and disaster warning.

Question 15. 
What are the advantages of roadways?
Answer: 
They connect the fields to factories and further to markets and consumers.

Question 16. 
What are the advantages of airways?
Answer: 
Airways are very useful in mountainous areas where roads and railways cannot be easily constructed.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Can every place be selected as a site for settlement? Give reason.
Answer: 
No, every place cannot be selected as a site for settlement. There are a few factors which are important while selecting site, like:

1. Favourable climate,
2. Availability of water and electricity,
3. Land for cultivation and construction,
4. Fertile soil,
5. Availability of other resources.

Question 2. 
Which regions have scattered settlements and why?
Answer: 
The region which have extreme climate conditions (hot or cold), thick forest, hilly regions have scattered settlements because such places do not have favourable conditions for life support and also food, water and connectivity with other regions is not proper/ sufficient.

Question 3. 
How has internet become a basic necessity of our lives?
Answer: 
Internet is a latest development in the field of information technology. It not only provides us with worldwide information and interaction but also enables us to do away with many tasks with ease like online booking of tickets, send money, do reservation of hotels etc. We can also chat with our friends with the help of internet. ...

Question 4. 
Explain how houses built in rural areas have different features?
Answer: 
The houses build in rural areas are usually made to suit the climate of that particular place. For e.g., in regions of heavy rainfall and snowfall, people build houses with slanting roofs. Places where water accumulates in rainy season, the houses are constructed on a raised platform or stilts.

Question 5. 
What is mass communication? How is it different from personal communication?
Or
Write a short note on mass comm-unication.
Answer: 
It is the communication among masses. It provides entertainment, knowledge 

 

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Explain the different means of transport.
Answer: 
The different means of transport are:

(i) Roadways: 
They are the most commonly used means of transport for short distance, like they connect rural and urban places, parts of the city’s centers of production to the centres of consumption. Usually, plains have a dense network of roadways whereas mountainous regions have quite less network.

(ii) Railways: 
They are the fastest and cheapest means of transportation especially to carry heavy loads to far off places. Electric engines are the latest and are used every where as they produce less pollution. India has the largest network of trains.

(iii) Airways: 
They are the fastest and the most expensive means of*transportation as they use white petrol. They can reach the most remote and distant areas, even where there are no roads or railways, for e.g. mountainous regions, desert areas;-flooded areas etc.

(iv) Waterways: 
They are dldest and cheapest means of transportation to carry heavy goods from one country or-continent to another. They are of too types inland waterways and sea routes.

Question 2. 
What are different types of settlements?
Answer: 
Settlements are of the following types:

1. Rural settlements,
2. Urban settlements 

• The villages are Rural Settlements.
• In these settlements, people are engaged in agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work and trading etc.

Rural settlements are of two types:

1. Compact, and
2. Scattered.

• A Compact settlement is a closely built area of dwellings. They are built on flat land.
• In a scattered settlement dwellings are spaced over an extensive area. These settlements are mostly found in hilly tracts, thick forests, and regions of extreme climate.

In rural areas, people build houses to suit their environment.

• In regions of heavy rainfall, they have slanting roofs.
• In the 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.
• The towns are small urban settlements and the cities are larger urban settlements. 
• Fish and rice are the staple food among the inhabitants of the delta region.
• Many big cities and towns are located in the plains of Ganga Brahmaputra.
• A well-developed system of transport is present in the basin.
• Tourism is an important activity of this basin.