Samacheer Class 7 Social Science - Population and Settlement

Kalahari
2. Lingfestic stock is a group of …………………………family sharing features and its origin.
Language
3. In …………………………settlements, where most of the people are engaged in secondary and tertiary activities.
Urban

4. …………………………towns are generally located outside the rural Urban fringe.
Satellite
5. …………………………Settlement Come up around a place of Worship.
Pilgrim

demography
2. The study of movements and mobility of the population is …………………………….
migration
3. Human racial types are based on …………………………….traits.
visual
4. Causasoid race is found in …………………………….
Eurasia
5. …………………………….is a Tribal/Traditional religion.
Shamanism
6. …………………………….is the place of worship of Jainism.
Basadi

7. The worship place of Judaism is …………………………….
8. There are ………………………………..major languages in India.
22
9. 11th July is …………………………….Day.
3rd Sunday in January
10. …………………is an International Mother Language day
21st February
11. …………… is celebrated World Religious day.
3rd Sunday in January
12. Houses built around a central area are known as ……………pattern.
circular

13. Population more than one lakh is considered as a ……………
city
14. The ……………city is very much advanced in terms of infrastructure.
smart
15. Settlement may be classified on basis of ……………. a village and town.
Occupation

1. A. Asian
2. B. Australia
3. C. European
4. D. African

A
B
1. Caucasoid
c) European
2. Negroid
d) African
3. Mongoloid
a) Asian
4. Australoid
b) Australia

B. Match the following:
A
B
1. Sutlej-Ganga plain
a) Dispersed settlement
2. Nilgris
b) Star like pattern
3. South India
c) Rectangular pattern
4. Seacoast
d) Compact settlement
5. Haryana
e) Circular settlement
A
B
1. Sutlej-Ganga plain
c) Rectangular pattern
2. Nilgris
a) Dispersed settlement
3. South India
e) Circular settlement
4. Seacoast
d) Compact settlement
5. Haryana
b) Star like pattern

A City which is very much advance in terms of infrastructure, real estate, communication, and market availability is called a Smart City. E.g. New Delhi, Jaipur, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Solapur.

Dispersed settlements are found in areas of extreme climate, hilly tracts, thick forests etc., In these settlements, houses are spaced far apart and interspersed with fields. So the Himalayas have dispersed settlements.

Language
Language is a great force of socialization.
Language promotes the transmission of ideas.

Religion
Religion is a particular system of faith and worship.
Religion is a symbol of group identity and a cultural rallying point.

Negroid
Negroid have dark eyes, black skin, black wooly hair, wide nose, long head, and thick lips.
They are living in different parts of Africa.
Mangoloid
The Mongoloid has light yellow to brown skin, straight hair, flat face, broad head and medium nose.
They are living in Asia and the Arctic region.

City
The population will be more than 5000 people.
Town types are administrative, containment, academic, etc.,
Town
The population will be more than 1,00,000 people.
Nucleated settlement and multi-functional.

Urban Settlement
Urban areas have domination of secondary and tertiary activities (industries)
Densely Populated
Cities and towns
Non-agricultural works
Fast and complicated Life
Rural Settlement
Rural areas have predominantly primary activities (agriculture)
Sparsely Populated
Villages and hamlet
Agriculture works
Simple and relaxed Life

The race is a biological grouping within the human species
Most widely found human racial types are based on traits such as head shape, nose shape, eye shape and colour, skin colour, stature, blood groups, etc.,
The major world Human races are
Caucasoid (European)
Negroid (African)
Mongoloid (Asiatic)
Australoid (Australian)
Caucasoid: Fair skin and dark brown eyes, wavy hair, and narrow nose. The Caucasoid are also found in Eurasia.
Negroid: Dark eyes, Black skin, Black wooly hair, wide nose, long head, and thick lips. They are living in different parts of Africa.
Mongoloids: Light yellow to brown skin, straight hair, flat face, broad head, and medium nose. Such people are found in Asia and the Arctic region.
Australoid: Wide nose, curly hair dark skin, and short in height. They are living in Australia and Asia.

A rural settlement pattern is a function of relief, climate, water supply, and socio-economic factors. It is broadly classified under the following patterns, such as Linear, Rectangular, Circular, Star-like pattern, etc.,
In a Linear settlement, houses are arranged along either side of a road, railway line, river (or) canal, the edge of a valley, etc., E.g. the Himalayas the Alps, the Rockies.
The rectangular settlements are almost straight, meeting each other at right angles. Such a settlement is found in plain areas (or) intermontane plain. E.g.,Sutlej.
Houses built around a central area are known as Circular pattern of settlements. Such settlements develop around lakes and tanks.

1. Where do you live?
Urban
2. Name the pattern of settlement
Madurai District
3. Sources of water available in your area.
River Vaigai.
4. What is the important activity of your locality?
Agriculture, Industries
5. Name the types of transport available in your locality.
iLand’, Water, Air transport
7th Social Science Guide Population and Settlement Additional Important Questions and Answers

India has many languages. Each state has its own language.
The national language of India is Hindi. 22 major languages were spoken by 97% population of the country.
Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Kashmiri, Rajasthani, etc are important North Indian languages.
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, etc., are mainly spoken in South India.