RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Social Science Geography Chapter 7 Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Social Science  Geography Chapter 7 Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and CommunicationTextbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

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

RBSE Class 7 Social Science Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication InText Questions and Answers

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Question 1. 
Where do you find dwellings made of ice? Who makes them and what are they called?
Answer: 
Ice dwellings are found in tundra region which is ice bounded throughout the year. Eskimos build them and they are called Igloos.

Question 2. 
List the different modes of transport used by the students of your class while coming to schooL
Answer: 
Students come to school on foot, bicycles, school buses, vans, public transport, cars and private contract vehicles.

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Question 
Find out the names of some newspapers and TV news channels in English, Hindi and a regional language.
Answer: 
Newspapers: 
The Times of India, the Hindu, DNA (English), Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi), The Navbharat Times, Deshdoot (Marathi), Divya Bhaskar (Gujarati)
TV News Channels :
Hindi: Aaj Tak, Zee News, DD News 
English: CNN, IBN, BBC 
Tamil: Sun TV 
Malayalam: Asianet  

RBSE Class 7 Social Science Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1. 
Answer the following questions:
(i) What are the four means of transport?
Answer: 
The four means of transport are :
(a) Roadways, 
(b) Railways,
(c) Waterways,
(d) Airways.

(ii) What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’?
Answer: 
The term ‘settlement’ refers to a place where people build their homes to live in.

(iii) Which are the activities practised by the rural people?
Answer: 
People in rtiral areas are usually involved in primary activities like:
(a) Agriculture,
(b) Animal rearing, 
(c) Dairy farming,
(d) Fishing,
(e) Minning,
(f) Extracting and collecting honey,
(g) Trading and handicrafts.

(iv) Mention any two merits of railways.
Answer: 
(a) They are quicker and cheaper means of transport.
(b) Carry people and goods over long distances.

(v) What do you understand by communication?
Answer: 
The exchange of ideas and messages, written or oral, is called communication.

(vi) What is mass media?
Answer: 
A medium through which large number of people can be addressed or informed, for e.g., TV, newspapers, internet, and radio are mass media.

Question 2. 
Tick the correct answer:
(i) Which is NOT a means of communication?
(a) telephone 
(b) books
(c) table
Answer: 
(c) table

(ii) Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
(a) fly over 
(b) expressways
(c) subways
Answer: 
(c) subways

(iii) Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
(a) ship 
(b) train
(c) car
Answer: 
(a) ship 

(iv) Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
(a) cycle 
(b) bus
(c) aeroplane
Answer: 
(a) cycle 

Question 3. 
Match the following:

Answer:

Question 4.
Give reasons:
(i)Today’s world is shrinking.
Answer: 
The modern means of transport i.e. airways have become popular. More and more people use aeroplanes to travel to far off places which takes less time and is more comfortable. The means of communication like internet, emails, mobile phones have wiped away the distance as people can interact and see each other at the same time. It is easier to shop/buy, sell things, book tickets for travelling send money through internet. The world has just become a click away.