Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Settlements

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I
 Countries

LIST II

 Minimum population size for towns 

 A.

 United States of America 

 I.

 30,000 persons

 B.

 Japan

 II.

 2500 persons

 C.

 Finland

 III.

 1000 persons

 D. 

 Canada

 IV.

 250 persons

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV

A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III

A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV

A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III

Correct Answer:

A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III

Explanation:

Population Size: It is an important criteria used by most countries to define urban areas. The lower limit of the population size for a settlement to be designated as urban is 1,500 in Colombia, 2,000 in Argentina and Portugal, 2,500 in U.S.A. and Thailand, 5,000 in India and 30,000 in Japan. Besides the size of population, density of 400 persons per sq km and share of non-agricultural workers are taken into consideration in India. Countries with low density of population may choose a lower number as the cut-off figure compared to densely populated countries. In Denmark, Sweden and Finland, all places with a population size of 250 persons are called urban. The minimum population for a city is 300 in Iceland, whereas in Canada and Venezuela, it is 1,000 persons.