Where do we find Linear Rural Settlement Pattern?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Along Rivers
Rural settlements take different shapes. In a linear pattern, the houses stand in a line along a road, railway line, river, canal, the edge of a valley or a levee.
Option (1) Mountain Valleys — Incorrect. Wide inter montane valleys have the rectangular pattern. A linear village follows only the edge of a valley.
Option (2) Along Rivers — Correct. Houses built in a row along a river form a linear settlement.
Option (3) Around Lakes — Incorrect. Villages around lakes and tanks have the circular pattern.
Option (4) Near big water Body — Incorrect. Settlements around water bodies such as lakes and tanks are circular, not linear.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “(a) Linear pattern: In such settlements houses are located along a road, railway line, river, canal edge of a valley or along a levee.” “(b) Rectangular pattern: Such patterns of rural settlements are found in plain areas or wide inter montane valleys. The roads are rectangular and cut each other at right angles.” “(c) Circular pattern: Circular villages develop around lakes, tanks and sometimes the village is planned in such a way that the central part remains open and is used for keeping the animals to protect them from wild animals.” |