1. Answer the following questions.
(i) What are the four means of transport?
Answer:
The following are four means of transport:
- Roadways
- Railways
- Waterways
- Airways
(ii) What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’?
Answer:
The settlement is the place where people live and build homes and do economic activities.
The following are an example of settlement:
- Village
- Town
- City
(iii) Which are the activities practiced by the rural people?
Answer:
The following are activities practiced by rural people:
- Farming
- Animal Husbandry
- Fishery
- Beekeeping
- Forestry
- Craftworks
- Trading
(iv) Mention any two merits of railways.
Answer:
- Railways are the cheap source to transport heavy material to longer distances quickly.
- It is good for the mass transportation of passengers.
(v) What do you understand by communication?
Answer:
Communication means the transfer/ convey of the message to others.
(vi) What is mass media?
Answer:
Mass media used to communicate with a large number of people at once. The following are examples of mass media:
- News Paper
- Radio
- TV
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
(c) cycle
(b) bus
(c) airplane
Answer:
c) cycle
3. Match the following.
(i) Internet (a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade, and services
(ii) Canal route (b) closely built area of houses
(iii) Urban areas (c) houses on stilts
(iv) Compact settlement (d) inland waterway
(e) a means of communication
Answer:
(i) Internet (e) a means of communication
(ii) Canal route (d) inland waterway
(iii) Urban areas (a) areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade, and services
(iv) Compact settlement (b) closely built area of houses
4. Give reasons.
(i) Today’s world is shrinking.
Answer:
Due to the revolution in transportation and communication, we are now able to communicate with other parts of the world in a fraction of time. We are able to reach and transport the goods all over the earth within a short duration. That is why the world is shrinking.
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