KSEEB Solutions For Class 9 Social Science Sociology Chapter 4 Community

KSEEB Solutions For Class 9 Social Science Sociology Chapter 4 Community Points To Remember

A group of three or more people living in a particular geographic area with common rules, regulations, values and common identity is called Community. The community can be divided into four major groups on the basis of social life, occupational characters, cultural life, beliefs, economic system and population. The four types of community are nomadic, tribal, rural and urban communities.

SSLC Class 9 Sociology Community Notes PDF

• Encyclopaedia of Britannica says that ‘Nomadism is the way of life. A nomadic community is a group of people who wonders from place to place according to the season for the purpose of hunting food, gathering, animal husbandry and trade.
• The characteristics of a nomadic community are nomadism for life, separate and temporary residing, low or no investment jobs and a separate mother tongue.
• Kettle in his dictionary defined the term tribe as ‘family or race. A tribe originated from the Latin word ‘Tribus’ which was used first time by Greek and Roman writers for tribals of the Latium district.
• The racial assembly consists of family and blood relatives and is called a Tribe.
• Three types of tribes according to anthropologists are Kakeshians, Mongolians and Negro.
• The three important geographical zones where tribes live in India are the North and North-East Zone, Central Zone and South Zone.
• According to Bogardus‘ Village community is the union of a small density of population, simple and low expenditure, and life with a primary relationship.
• Bogardus has the opinion that human society evolved in the Cradle called a Village.

• There are different types of villages. They are Centralized villages, Villages of bifurcated houses and farmland, scattered group villages, and villages of line houses.
• Moon-shaped villages, square-shaped villages and Joint road and market villages.
• Characteristics of rural communities are small in size, primary relationship, agriculture and agriculture supplement economic life, community life, democratic principle, independent unit, neighbourhood and shortage of public basic needs.
• Urbanization is the process where the rural society transfers into urban society.
• The characteristics of an urban community are large in size, cultural diversity, Non-agricultural jobs, neglected primary relationships, providing basic public facilities and formal social control.

Community Textual Questions And Answers

Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1. A group of three or more people living in a particular locality is called Community.
2. A rural community is the supporting pillar of Indian society.
3. Aborigines of the North East Zone are Mongolian.

Answer the following questions.

Question 1. What do you mean by Tribal?
Answer: The racial assembly consists of family and blood relatives and is called a Tribe.

Question 2. What is a Village?
Answer: According to Bogardus‘ Village community is the union of a small density of population, simple and low expenditure, and life with a primary relationship.

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Question 3. Mention the concept of society.
Answer: The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community is called society.

Question 4. What does Industrial Revolution indicate?
Answer: Industrial Revolution indicates changing lifestyle, a conversation of villages into cities, replacing manpower with machines, and fast and improved production.

Question 5. Explain the characteristics of a tribal community.
Answer:
The characteristics of tribal community are:

• Simple and self completeness
• Worship of nature
• Loyal to community and importance
• Equality and independence for women
• Internal marriage system
• Separate mother language
• Living in the natural environment
• An economic system based on hunting forest sub-product and a small portion on agriculture.

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Question 6. Explain the characteristics of the rural community.
Answer:
The characteristics of the rural community are:

• Small in size
• Primary relationship
• Agriculture and agriculture supplement economic life
• Community life
• Democratic principle
• Independent unit
• Neighbourhood and
• Shortage of public basic needs.

Question 7. Explain the characteristics of an urban community.
Answer:
The characteristics of an urban community are:

• Large in size
• Cultural diversity
• Non-agricultural jobs
• Neglected primary relationship
• Providing basic public facilities and
• Formalsocial control.

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Question 8. Explain the division of tribals in India according to the geographical locality
Answer:
The division of tribals in India according to the geographical locality is:

• North and North East Zone
• Central Zone
• South Zone

Community Class 9 Textbook Solutions 

Question 9. Explain the types of a rural community.
Answer:
There are different types of rural communities. They are:

• Centralized villages:- Houses are located in the form of land.
• Villages of bifurcated houses and farm land:-They are found in the coastal region and in irrigated areas of Raichur district ofKamataka.
• Scattered group villages:- Villages are located in hilly areas and in uplands districts of Karnataka.
• Village of line houses:- Families are located on both sides of the road.
• Moon-shaped villages:- The village is surrounded by a temple masjid, church tank, etc.
• Square-shaped villages:- Villages are the same as line villages. Lines are parallel
• Joint road and market village:- Houses are located where two or more roads join together.

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Question 10. Explain the characteristics of a nomadic community.
Answer:
The characteristics of a nomadic community are:

• Nomadismfor life
• Separate and temporarily residing under trees and in slums of towns
• Low or no investment jobs and
• Separate mother tongue.

Community Additional Questions And Answers

Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its alphabet in the sheet provided:

Question 1. A group of people leading a simple life in a limited area is a

1. Village
2. Community
3. Neighbour
4. City

Answer: 1. Village

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Question 2. The region which has tribes like Bhumi Santhalas is

1. Southern region
2. Central Region
3. Andaman and Nicobar region
4. Eastern Region

Answer: 2. Central Region

Question 3. In the list ‘A’ group of organizations and in list ‘B’ their characteristics are given. 
       A                                            B
City                                 prominence to agriculture
Tribal community            not established by law
Rural community            variety of social strata
Community                     live far away from the urban regions

Answer: 
City                            –     variety of social strata
Tribal communities    –     live far away from the urban regions
Rural community       –     prominence to agriculture
Community                –     not established by law

Question 4. Encyclopaedia of Britannica says that Nomadism is the way of

1. working
2. staying
3. transferring
4. life

Answer: 4. life

Answer the following question in 2-4 sentences each:

Question 1. What is meant by the community?
Answer: A group of three or more people living in a particular geographic area with common rules, regulations, values and common identity is called Community.

Question 2. Which are the factors used as a base to divide the community?
Answer: Community can be divided into four major groups on the basis of social life, occupational characters, cultural life, beliefs, economic system and population.

Question 3. How is the word tribe derived?
Answer: Tribe originated from the Latin word Tribus’ which was used first time by Greek and Roman writers for tribals of the Latium district.

Question 4. Which are the two types of tribes according to anthropologists?
Answer: Three types of tribes according to anthropologists are Kakeshians, Mongolians and Negro.

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Question 5. What is a village community according to Bogards?
Answer: According to Bogardus‘ Village community is the union of a small density of population, simple and low expenditure, and life with a primary relationship.

Question 6. Mention the different types of villages.
Answer:
There are different types of villages. They are:

• Centralized villages
• Villages of bifurcated houses and farmland
• Scattered group villages
• Village offline houses
• Moon shaped villages
• Square shaped villages
• Joint road and market village.

Question 7. What is meant by Urbanization?
Answer: Urbanization is the process where the rural society transfers into urban society.