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(i) What is Star shaped pattern of settlement ? Name a state in India where this pattern of settlement is generally found.(ii) What are slums ? What is the reason for their growth ?

Answer» (i) When streets emerge from a common center, a Star-shaped pattern of settlement takes place. Tamil Nadu is an example of this type of settlement.

(ii) The Slum Act of 1956 defines slums as a substandard structure of housing, overcrowding, lack of ventilation, poor sanitary facilities, all conspiring to promote slum life which defies health and morals.


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