Human Settlements

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A settlement is a place where people live. It may be a village, town, city, or a scattered group of houses. Settlements form where people can get water, land, transport, and other needs.

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A nucleated settlement is a settlement where houses are grouped closely together. Such settlements are found in the plateau region of Narmada Valley, paddy lands in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Vindhyan P…

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Notice the connection between farming and compact living. Where land is fertile and cultivation is common, people live close together and use the surrounding land for farming. This is why paddy lands …

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A dispersed settlement has houses spread far apart from one another. Such settlements are found in tribal parts of central India, eastern and southern Rajasthan, Himalayan slopes, and areas with disse…

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Watch the role of relief. In hilly areas and uneven land, building and farming are difficult in one compact place, so houses remain spread out. Dissected topography and slopes encourage scattered livi…

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Settlement patterns in India vary because of climatic factors, availability of water, slope of land, and level of development. These factors influence whether people live in compact or scattered settl…

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Nucleated settlements are found in the plateau region of Narmada Valley, paddy lands in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Vindhyan Plateau, and several other cultivated parts of India.

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Dispersed settlements are found in tribal parts of central India, eastern and southern Rajasthan, Himalayan slopes, and land with dissected and uneven topography.