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Human Settlements

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Geography

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1. Settlement Patterns in India

  • India shows a variety of settlement patterns because of differences in climate, water availability, slope of land, and level of development.
  • Nucleated settlements are compact and closely packed.
  • Dispersed settlements are scattered and spread out.
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2. Settlement Patterns in Brazil

  • Earlier settlements in Brazil were formed by European settlers mainly in coastal areas.
  • Coastal Brazil has a hot humid climate, limited flat land because of rugged topography, good water supply, and a large range of natural resources.
  • Sao Paulo is a major metropolitan and industrial area.
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3. Urbanisation in India

  • Urbanisation level is measured as the percentage of urban population to total population.
  • India's urbanisation level in 2011 was 31.16%.
  • Urbanisation has been higher in southern India than in northern India.
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4. Urbanisation in Brazil

  • Brazil is a highly urbanised developing country with about 86% urban population today.
  • The definition of urban is not very clear in Brazil.
  • Rapid urbanisation in Brazil happened mainly in the South and South-east.

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A human settlement is a placeIn a nucleated settlementIn a dispersed settlementSparse settlement means very few peopleUrbanisation is measured as the percentage

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