HUMAN SETTLEMENT,TRANSPORT ANDCOMMUNICATION

settlementsSettlements are the places where

people build their houses.For example: they can be huts, in

early time caves etc.There are two types of settlementThey are:Permanent settlementTemporary settlement

Permanent settlementSettlement which are occupied

for a long period of time are called permanent settlement.

For example: houses, building etc.

Temporary settlement Settlement which are occupied

for a short period of time are called permanent settlement.

For example: tents etc.

Rural settlementThe villages are rural settlement.The people are engaged in activities

like crafts work, fishing, trading etc. They are of two type:Compactscattered

Scattered settlementsIn a scattered settlement

dwelling are space over an extensive area.

People do not get many facilities.

Compact settlementsa compact settlement is a

closely built area of dwellings, wherever flat land is available.

People live in a very congested place.

Urban settlementsThey are found in cities or towns.Here people are engaged in

activities like manufacturing, trading, services etc.

Many people live in urban areas.

transportTransport is the mean by which people

and goods move from one place to another.

There are four mean of transport they are:

Airways RailwaysRoadwaysWaterways

AirwaysIt is most expensive mean of

transport as it need a lot of fuel and fuel is expensive.

It cannot carry heavy goods.It is the fastest mean of transport.Perishable goods will be better if we

take them by airways.

Helicopter are extremely useful in most inaccessible areas and in time of calamities for rescuing people and distributing food, water, clothes, and medicines. And they can be in air without moving for a long time.

Who is useful aeroplane or helicopter while a disaster?

railwaysThe railways carry heavy goods.They are not expensive.Many new trains are introduced.India has 2nd largest railway

network.

Roadwayso The most used means of transport

especially for short distance are road.o There are two types of roads:UnmetalledMetalledoManali-leh highway in the himalyan

mountains is one of the highest roadways in the world.

WaterwaysWaterways is the cheapest mean of

transport.They are of two types:Inland waterways: navigable rivers and

lakes are used as inland water ways.Sea routes: sea routes and oceanic

routes are mostly used for transporting merchandise and goods from one country to another.

CommunicationCommunication is the process of conveying messages to other.Communication is the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.There are two types of communication they are:Mass communicationPersonal communication

Mass mediaNewspaper, television, radio

etc are mass media because through them we can communicate to a large no. of people at the same time.

Personal communication we can communicate only with one person at a time in personal communication. We can do it by phone or anything else.

By: Hirdyarth gupta