Geography: 2019: CBSE: [All India]: Set – I

Hamleted settlements are frequently found in the middle and lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh and lower valleys of the Himalayas.

Dispersed settlements are found in Himachal Pradesh.

‘Behavioural’ school of thought lays great emphasis on lived experiences and also on the perception of space by social categories based on ethnicity, race and religion.

Migration due to earthquake belongs to ‘push’ factors.

The largest number of in-migrants is in Maharashtra.

The land that cannot be brought under cultivation with the available technology is classified as barren and wasteland, while the land which is left uncultivated for more than five years is classified as culturable wasteland. Culturable wastelands can be brought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.

The time, distance and cost of movement among the megacities of India are considerably reduced after the construction of 'Golden Quadrilateral'.

The main characteristic of professional workers is that they are highly skilled specialists and outnumber the actual production or blue collar workers.

High-tech industries which are regionally concentrated, self- sustained and highly specialised are called technopoles.

Collective farming is based on social ownership of the means of production and collective labour.