ICSE Class 8 Geography Question 7 of 15

Urbanisation — Question 7

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Question 7

What is meant by satellite cities? Name any five.

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Satellite cities are smaller cities that are near a large city which is the centre of a metropolitan area. Satellite cities are different from suburbs, subdivisions, etc., because they have their own centres.

Five satellite cities are-

  1. Noida - Satellite of Delhi
  2. Gurugram - Satellite of Delhi
  3. Panchkula - Satellite of Chandigarh
  4. Navi Mumbai - Satellite of Mumbai
  5. HITEC City - Satellite of Hyderabad