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Rural Settlements

Rural settlements are communities located outside urban areas. They often consist of villages and small towns. These areas are characterised by agricultural activities. Residents typically rely on farming and livestock for their livelihoods. Rural settlements have unique cultural practices and traditions. They may also face challenges like limited access to services. Understanding these communities is essential for sustainable development.

UPSC Civil Services (Mains) Examination Sociology Syllabus

1. Fundamentals of Society: (a) Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology. (b) Scope of...

 December 27, 2022

UPSC Civil Services (Mains) Examination History Syllabus

Paper-I Archaeological sources: Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, numismatics, monuments Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary;'poetry, scientific literature, literature, literature...

 December 27, 2022

Management of Cloudburst Disaster

Some of the steps that can help in reducing the damage to life and property at the occurrence...

 December 23, 2022

Uttarakhand Cloudburst (Himalayan Tsunami)

Uttarakhand 'the abode of gods' with its magnificent snow-covered peaks, pristine forests and awe-inspiring rivers, is a place...

 December 23, 2022

Lead Bank Scheme

The Lead Bank Scheme was introduced by RBI in December, 1969 based on the recommendation of the Study...

 December 9, 2022

Urbanisation

Part of population living in the villages, i.e., rural areas is known as rural population and that living...

 November 15, 2022

Urban Settlements

Urban settlements have grown at a rapid pace during the recent past. London was the first city to...

 November 4, 2022

Rural Settlements

Settlement is defined as an organised colony of human beings together with buildings in which they live or...

 November 4, 2022

Distribution of Population

The uneven distribution of population in the world is its most dominant feature. There are over crowded areas...

 November 3, 2022

Branches of Geography (Systematic and Regional Geography)

Geography is a discipline which studies the earth's surface from two perpectives; systematic and regional. us, geog raphy...

 October 26, 2022

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