{"id":23914,"date":"2022-06-06T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/?p=23914"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T10:04:03","slug":"icse-solutions-for-class-8-geography-voyage-urbanization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/icse-solutions-for-class-8-geography-voyage-urbanization\/","title":{"rendered":"ICSE Solutions for Class 8 Geography Voyage – Urbanization"},"content":{"rendered":"

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 Geography Voyage – Urbanization<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

ICSE Solutions<\/a>Selina ICSE Solutions<\/a>ML Aggarwal Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n

ICSE Solutions Class 8 Geography<\/a>History & Civics<\/a>Biology<\/a>Chemistry<\/a>Physics<\/a>Maths<\/a><\/p>\n

Exercises<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A. Fill in the blanks<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Cities offer the migrant better education<\/strong> prospects for him or his children.<\/li>\n
  2. Workers in cities get higher<\/strong> wages.<\/li>\n
  3. Rural areas act as the push<\/strong> factor while urban areas are the pull<\/strong> factor.<\/li>\n
  4. Satellite<\/strong> towns or cities are socially and economically independent, either completely or partially.<\/li>\n
  5. In India, 60 cities have been selected as Smart Cities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    B. Match the following columns
    \n\"ICSE
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"ICSE<\/p>\n

    C. State whether the following are true or false<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1.<\/strong> Rapid industrial growth in and around the city leads to lack of job opportunities.
    \nAnswer.<\/strong> False.
    \nRapid industrial growth in and around the city leads to plenty of job opportunities.<\/p>\n

    2.<\/strong> People in the urban areas have less access to health, educational, cultural and social services than in rural areas.
    \nAnswer.<\/strong> False.
    \nPeople in the urban areas have greater access to health, educational, cultural and social services than in rural areas.<\/p>\n

    3.<\/strong> Slums are usually located on land not owned by the slum dwellers.
    \nAnswer.<\/strong> True.<\/p>\n

    4.<\/strong> Satellite towns\/cities are connected to the metropolis by trains and motorways.
    \nAnswer.<\/strong> True.<\/p>\n

    5.<\/strong> Mumbai is one of the 20 cities selected as Smart Cities.
    \nAnswer.<\/strong> False.
    \nMumbai is not one of the 60 cities selected as Smart Cities.<\/p>\n

    D. Answer the following questions in brief<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Question 1.<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDefine urbanization ?
    \nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
    \nUrbanization is the process in which more and more people start to live and work in towns and cities rather than villages.<\/p>\n

    Question 2.<\/strong><\/span>
    \nList any three factors responsible for the urbanization of a place.
    \nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
    \nFactors responsible for the urbanization of a place are :<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Rapid industrial growth in and around cities provide plenty of job opportunities.<\/li>\n
    2. Modern lifestyle and freedom from social practice like caste system in villages.<\/li>\n
    3. Better medical facilities and health care services.<\/li>\n
    4. Better education prospects for migrants and their children.<\/li>\n
    5. Cities offer higher wages to workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Question 3.<\/strong><\/span>
      \nMention three ways in which the environment is affected as a result of increased urbanization.
      \nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
      \nWith the increase in urbanization, the environment is affected in many ways as :<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. There is a steep rise in air pollution due to more factories and motor vehicles plying on the roads.<\/li>\n
      2. The expansion of cities leads to the destruction of flora and fauna. Demand for more housing leads to deforestation and destruction of wetlands which drive away many birds and animals from their natural habitats.<\/li>\n
      3. In many areas close to the sea, urbanization damages the ocean ecosystem.<\/li>\n
      4. Destruction of green areas and increase in buildings leads to an increase in city temperatures.<\/li>\n
      5. Rise in air pollution leads to respiratory diseases and allergies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Question 4.<\/strong><\/span>
        \nWhat are satellite cities ?
        \nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n