Houses strung along a road, railway or canal form which village pattern?
ALinear
BCircular
CStar like
DCruciform
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Linear
1. Linear villages follow a road, rail line or river.
2. Rectangular villages sit in plains.
3. Circular villages ring a lake or tank.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._
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