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What is the definition of settlements?

• Places where people set up homes to live

• Places where people go for religious purposes

• Places where people go for vacation

• Places where people work in factories

Which type of settlement is usually constructed through personal choice or necessity?

• Village

• Town

• Hamlet

• Isolated dwelling

What is the typical population size of a hamlet?

• 10 inhabitants

• 50 inhabitants

• 100 inhabitants

• 500 inhabitants

Towns are an example of rural settlements.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the largest example of human settlement?

• Village

• Isolated dwelling

• Town

• Megacity

Type of settlement that are temporary and change locations are called?

• Permanent Settlement

• Nomadic Settlements

• Dispersed Settlements

• Linear Settlements

Which settlement pattern develops from the middle outwards?

• Dispersed

• Nucleated

• Linear

• Clustered

Where do linear settlements usually develop?

• On mountain tops

• In the middle of nowhere

• In the middle of forests

• Along established routes

Large urban area that sees a merging together of more than one city or with surrounding towns.

• Village

• Conurbation

• City

• Hamlet

Small settlements provide on high order services like effective transport system, health facilities and parks and recreational area.

• TRUE

• FALSE