Settlements and Land Use

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What are rural settlement patterns characterized by?

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Rural settlement patterns are characterized by dispersed or clustered settlements, agricultural land use, and low population density.

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How do settlement patterns impact the environment?

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Settlement patterns can impact the environment through factors such as deforestation, habitat destruction, pollution, and resource depletion.

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What factors influence rural settlement patterns?

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Factors that influence rural settlement patterns include physical geography, climate, availability of resources, transportation, and economic opportunities.

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A type of settlement with more than 10 million people living there, and Tokyo Japan is one of it.

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Megacity

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Which of these is the smallest settlement? village, town, hamlet

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hamlet

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What is a settlement?

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The process by which people establish homes in a place.

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What advantages does city life offer?

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It offers jobs, universities and services.

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Which are some negative consequences of urban expansion?

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Destruction of the land and increasing global warming.

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Rural settlements develop over a time into

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Urban settlements

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In this picture, what do you think is the key factor for choosing this site for a settlement? Options: Good farmland, Access to water, Access to firewood, Access to roads, Safe from floods.

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Access to firewood.