Settlement and its Types

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Settlement and its Types: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Human Settlement, Temporary and Permanent Settlement, Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, Compact and Scattered Settlement, Development of Settlement, Settlement Pattern & House Types etc.

Important Questions on Settlement and its Types

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Social Science>Human Environment – Settlement, Transport and Communication>Settlement and its Types> Q 1

Places where people build around their houses are called settlements.

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Social Science>Human Environment – Settlement, Transport and Communication>Settlement and its Types> Q 2

Most of the settlements today are _____ settlements. (Temporary/Permanent)

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Social Science>Human Environment – Settlement, Transport and Communication>Settlement and its Types> Q 3

The non-seasonal movement of people is called transhumance.

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Social Science>Human Environment – Settlement, Transport and Communication>Settlement and its Types> Q 4

Places/Settlements that are occupied for a short period of time are called temporary settlements.

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Social Science>Human Environment – Settlement, Transport and Communication>Settlement and its Types> Q 5

The place where a building or a settlement develops is called its site.