CBSE Class 7 Social Science Human Environment Settlement Transport And Communication Worksheet

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. How does agriculture affect human settlement?
Answer : Agriculture requires permanent settlement at a place. By this, the surrounding area of the fields starts developing.

Question. How does topography of a place affect the development of human settlements of a place?
Answer : The area with plain topography always act as a great facility of habilitation. It is easy to cultivate crops, construct roads and lay railway lines in plain area than in the rugged topography.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. Write down the importance of railways while explaining them.
Answer : Railways- Railways carry a large quantity of goods and large number of passengers. At present, trains are run by electric and diesel engines.
Metros- Metros run not only on the surface of the earth but underground also. Metros have become very popular in big cities.
Important railways in world-
1. The railways of Soviet Union (Russia)
2. The railways of Japan
3. The railways of France.

Question. Write about the internal waterways.
Answer : The large rivers and lakes act as internal waterways. The important internal waterways of the world are:-
1. Ganga Brahmaputra River (India)
2. Yangtze Kiang River (China)
3. Amazon River (South America)

Question. Which are the means of communication? What are the advantages of their development?
Answer : Means of communication increase a great link between people. Postal services, Telegram, telephone, mobile phone, radio, magazine, newspapers, internet etc. are the best means of communication. With the help of these means, a message can we conveyed to many people at one time. Through the internet services, we can get knowledge about any corner of the world.

Fill in the Blanks :

1. ________________ are places where people build their homes.

2. The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its _______________.

3. Settlements which are occupied for a short time are called _______________ settlements.

4. A _______________ settlement is closely built area.

5. _______________ areas, the people are engaged in manufacturing, trading and services.

6. In the Andes Mountains of South America, _______________ are used for transportation.

7. The seasonal movement of the people is called _______________.

8. _______________ are built over raised structures.

9. _______________ rivers and lakes are used as inland waterways.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. Where did people live, first of all?
Answer : First of all, man started living along the rivers. Because, the Water for daily needs was easily available in these areas.

Question. How are roadways important?
Answer : Roadways connect one place to another. These provide from door to door facility. Roads can be constructed even in mountainous areas.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. Write about the important waterways/ ocean routes of the world.
Answer : Waterways are the most economical ways of transportation. The important waterways/ ocean routes of the world are:-
1. North Atlantic Ocean Waterway
2. The Pacific Ocean Waterway
3. Cape Waterway
4. Suez Canal Waterway
5. Panama Canal.

Question. World has become a global village with the development of airways, illustrate the fact with example.
Answer : Airways is the fastest means of transportation. All the countries of world are interconnected through airways. We can travel to any part of the word in very less time. Thus, the world has become a ‘global village’.

Question. Write in detail about Suez Canal.
Answer : Suez Canal waterway is an important international waterway. It connects Mediterranean Ocean Sea and Red Sea. This waterway connects the European countries with the countries of the Southern Asia, Australia and West Africa.

1.What do you understand by the term 'settlement'?

2.What are the major activities practiced by the rural people?

3.How will you define 'communication'?

4.What do you understand by the term 'mass media'?

5.What is Wet Point Settlement?

6.Why do we study human settlement in geography?

7.What does the term 'Pass' denote in geography?

8.Which is the highest roadways in the world?

(A) Manali - Leh highway (B) Golden Quadrilateral

(C) Express ways (D) Lahasa

9.What is/are the characteristic(s) of houses in places of heavy rainfall and where water accumulates in rainy season?

(A) Houses have slanting roofs. (B) Houses are constructed on a raised platform or stilts.

(C) Both 'a' and 'b' (D) None of them

10.Which highway connects Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai?

(A) Express Ways (B) Golden Quadrilateral

(C) National Highway 1 (D) National Highway 2

11.Which kind of engine has been replaced by Diesel and Electric engines?

(A) Steam engines (B) Petrol engines (C) CNG engines (D) None of them

12.Which country's railway network is the largest in Asia?

(A) Japan (B) China (C) India (D) Pakistan

13.Which means of transport can be metalled and unmetalled?

(A) Railways (B) Waterways (C) Roadways (D) Airways

14.What is the one word for the roads built underground?

(A) Under paths (B) Subways (C) Both 'a' and 'b' (D) None of them

15.What is the drawback of Airways as a transport?

(A) It is very expensive. (B) It can crash anytime.

(C) It cannot fly every time. (D) It is very time consuming.

16.In the Andes Mountains of South America, ________ are used as a mode of transport

(A) Yaks (B) Llamas (C) Camels (D) Mules

17.What made transport easier?

(A) Invention of wheel (B) Invention of phone (C) Invention of bulb (D)