Q1) Which factor plays the most important role in determining the rural settlement pattern. State the main feature of the star pattern and the circular pattern.

Q3.1) Point out two differences between flora and vegetation.
Q3.2) What is the main difference between endemic flora and exotic flora?

Q5) Explain very briefly the three socio-cultural attributes of human population.

Q11) Name four major land-use categories according to our revenue records. State two reasons for the reduction in the area under fallow land during the period 1950 - 51 to 1985-86.

Q12) Which are the two important staple food crops of India? Give three points of contrast in the climatic and soil requirement of the two crops named by you.

Q13) State two characteristic features each of the Thar desert and the Central Vindhyan uplands.