'Arteries of circulation' have been often described as metaphor for the:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Network of Roads
Geographers often describe the earth with words from the human body. Networks of roads, railways and waterways are called the arteries of circulation. Of the options, only the network of roads belongs to this group.
NCERT (2026-27): “We often talk of the ‘face’ of the earth, ‘eye’ of the storm, ‘mouth’ of the river, ‘snout’ (nose) of the glacier, ‘neck’ of the isthmus and ‘profile’ of the soil. Similarly regions, villages, towns have been described as ‘organisms’. German geographers describe the ‘state/country’ as a ‘living organism’. Networks of road, railways and water ways have often been described as “arteries of circulation”.” |