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Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow :

Rural Settlement Pattern



(i) Identify and name the given rural settlement pattern.


(ii) In which type of areas do we find such type of settlement patterns?


(iii) Give an important characteristic of this type of settlement pattern.

(i) Cross Shaped.

Features:


1. The intersection of roads.


2. Initially, a small hamlet then grows on all the sides of roads and looks like a star.


(ii) This type of settlement could be seen in cities and towns.


(iii) Features of star-shaped settlement:


1. The intersection of roads.


2. Initially, a small hamlet then grows on all the sides of roads and looks like a star.


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