Human Environment settlement, transport and communication

Most common mode of transport for short distances

• Roads

• railway

• airport

• waterway

settlements flourished and civilisation developed in these places

• Hilly area

• River valleys

• Desert place

• Iceland

A settlement which is a closely built area of dwellings, wherever flat land is available.

• scattered

• permanent

• temporary

• compact

Thick mud walled houses with thatched roofs are very common in these areas

• cold climate

• humid climate

• Hot climate

• Temperate climate

Invention of the ........................... made transport easier.

• machinery

• wheel

• fire

Houses with stilts are found in areas prone to :

• Fast winds

• Heavy rainfall

• Snowfall

• All of these

If bulky and heavy goods to be sent over long distances one would use :

• Airways

• Railways

• Waterways

• Roadways

It is the process of sending information, ideas or messages from one person to another through different means : -

• Communication

• Transport

• Settlement

• None of these

........................... is the process of movement of goods and people from one place to another.

• Transportation

• Communication

• Settlements

• Engagement

Which type of road is constructed under the ground?

• Flyover

• Expressway

• Subway