Q. Give reasons:- (any three)
1. Ahmedabad is called the 'Manchester of India'.
2. Bengaluru is called the 'Silicon Valley of India'.
3. Pittsburgh is industrially developed.
4. Transport network is important for industrial development.
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Answer:
1)Ahmedabad is known as the “Manchester of India” because of similarity with the well-known cotton textile centre of Manchester, Great Britain and the following reasons
2)Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter. ... The city is situated on the Mysore plateau and the area is often referred to as silicon plateau.
3)Along with the natural resources of the area, Pittsburgh was located at the intersection of the Monongahela, Ohio, and Allegheny Rivers, that is, along the major trade routes of the United States, thus making Pittsburgh "one of the world's leading industrial powerhouses".
Answer:
1. Ahmedabad is situated in Gujarat on the banks of the Sabarmati river. after Mumbai, it is the second largest cotton textile centre of India and is referred to as the Manchester of India.