B) Answer the following questions in 3/4 sentences:
1) What leads to the occurrence of seasons?
2) Explain how human settlements have evolved.
3) How will contour map be useful for a farmer?
Answers
The answer to your question is;-
1. Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Patterns of human settlements evolve in accordance with the natural conditions. Using the resources from the surroundings man constructed houses and started living in them.In the modern era of science and technology , people have made a remarkable progress in the construction of shelter.
3. For farmer to take consideration of various facets of landforms like altitude, relief, slope, the direction of slope, and the drainage. For this, contour maps help the farmers to understand the above characteristics of the landforms. These maps prove to be of great use in the planning for a region too.
Hope it helps:)