Types of settlements

Is developed due to necessity or personal choice

• Hamlet

• Village

• Isolated dwelling

Has more than than 10mil inhabitants

• City

• Megacity

• Village

Do not have facilities such as shops, religious buildings etc

• Hamlet

• City

• Conurbation

Typical population size: 50,000-200,000 inhabitants.

• City

• Town

• Village

Their sizes vary considerably (the bigger it is, the more facilities it has).

• Village

• City

• Hamlet

Some settlements can be temporary, while others have existed in the same location for centuries.

• True

• False

Which of the settlements below is not rural?

• Village

• City

• Hamlet

• Isolated dwelling

Which settlement is the biggest in size?

• City

• Megacity

• Town

They sometimes develop on the edge of urban areas

• Villages

• Hamlets

• Towns

Which of the settlements below cannot be typically self-contained in terms of facilities (range of shops, civic center for government administration, police, hospitals, etc).

• Town

• City

• Hamlet