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Settlement and its types

Introduction
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Frame : 1
In this material we are going to learn about
settlements and its types. It is estimated that man started
agricultural practices about 12000years back. As a
result habitats started to emerge near the farmlands.
Later, different types of human habitats developed due
to various human activities and migrations. The clusters
of permanent or temporary human habitats of different
sizes are termed settlements.
Settlements vary in size and type. They range from a
hamlet to metropolitan cities. With size, the economic
character and social structure of settlements changes
and so do its ecology and technology. Settlements could
be small and sparsely spaced; they may also be large
and closely spaced. The sparsely located small
settlements are called villages, specializing in
agriculture or other primary activities. On the other
hand, there are fewer but larger settlements which are
termed as urban settlements specializing in secondary
and tertiary activities. Human settlements can be
classified in to two, one is rural settlement and another
one is urban settlement. So we can move on to the next
page for the detailed study about settlements.
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Rural Settlement
Places with comparatively low population where the people
largely depend on agriculture for their livelihood is called
rural settlements. Houses are usually constructed using locally
available raw materials.

Based on their distribution pattern, there are two types of rural

settlements.

1. Nucleated settlement 2. Dispersed settlement

What is the major occupation of the people in rural area?

A)Business ( go to pg.no 21)

B) Teaching ( go to pg.no 36)
C) Driving ( go to pg.no 18)
D)Farming( go to pg.no 33)
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Oh… your answer is wrong. Your answer is

partially correct only. Industrial sector is correct but
agriculture sector is not suitable for this answer.

Don’t worry. Please read the content again and

answer the question correctly.

Please go to the frame 5 (pg.no 10) and read the

content again.
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Some points to remember

 The urban population of India is 31.16% as per the 2011 census.

 The proportion of urban population is different in different statesof
India. Goa with 62.17% urban population is the most urbanized
state
 Himachal Pradesh with 10.04% is the least urbanized state.
 The urban population of Kerala is 47.72%.
 The urbanpopulation of Delhi, the national capital territory is
97.50%.
 Theurban population is generally high in the union territories.

Match list 1 with list 2 and select the correct answer from the code
given below:
List 1 List 2
A)31.6 % - i) Kerala
B) 10.04% - ii) Goa
C)62.17% - iii) Senses 2011
D) 47.72% - iv) Himachal Pradesh

Code:
a) A)i B)ii C)iii D)iv ( Go to pg.no 22)
b) A)iv B)ii C)iii D) i (Go to pg.no 35)
c) A)iii B)iv C)ii D)i (Go to pg.no 28)
d) A)ii B)iv C)i D)iii ( Go to pg.no 26)
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Sorry your answer is not correct

Farming and mining are in the rural settlement. People

are not depending on farming in urban area.
Don’t worry …. Please read the content again in frame 5
(pg.no 10) and answer the question again.
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Oh … your answer is wrong

Megacity is also part of urban settlement.

In this question you have to choose incorrect
answer. Not correct answer. So please go to frame 7
(pg.no16) again and answer the questions after
reading the content again.
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This is not the reason for the dispersed settlement. Because

that is the feature of rural settlement.
So your answer is wrong. Please go to frame 3(pg.no 19)
again and read the content again
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Frame: 5

Urban Settlement
The settlements that generally have a high population which is
mostly dependent on non-agricultural sectors are called urban
settlements. Urban settlements are mostly nucleated
settlements. The economic and cultural characteristics of
urban settlements are entirely different from that of rural
regions. The transition of population from rural agrarian
economy to urban industrial and service sector economy is
termed as urbanization. The urban population is ever
increasing through urbanization

? Fill in the blanks

The transition of population from rural agrarian economy to

urban and economy is termed as urbanization

Options:
A) Agriculture and industrial sector(Go to pg.no 5)
B) Farming and Mining Sector(Go to pg.no 7)
c) Urban industrial and Service sector(Go to pg.no 14)
d) Education and agriculture sector(Go to pg.no 37)
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Oops…. Your answer is wrong

Star pattern is the Settlement pattern that develops at places
where different roads converge.

Don’t be upset …..

Please go to the frame 4 (pg.no 17) again and read the content
carefully then you will get correct answer.
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Sorry your answer is wrong

There is no identical employment and culture in dispersed

settlement. So please go back to frame 3 (pg.no 19) and read
the content again.
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Yes your answer is correct. City is wrongly matched in this

question. So you clearly learned about settlement.
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Excellent ……

Your answer is correct. Therefore you can

go to the next frame 6 (pg.no 6)for further
learning.
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Sorry your answer is wrong

There have favorable condition to form a nucleated.

So you can answer correctly. So please go to frame
2(pg.no25) and read the content again.
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Frame:7

Urban centres
Based on the size of population, urban centres are
known by different names.

Urban Centres

Town Megacity

Small urban centres having Urban complex formed by the

a Union of a number of cities and
Having a population of above 50

City Metropolis

Urban centres having population

between 1 lakh Big cities having a population of
more than 10

? Find out the wrong answer from the followings

1) Town – population less than 1 lakh(Go to pg.no 29)

2) Megacity - population above 50lakh(Go to pg.no 8)
3) City - between 2 lakh to 15 lakh( Go to pg.no 13)
4) Metropolis – more than 10 lakh(Go to pg.no 34)
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Frame: 4

PATTERN OF RURAL SETTLEMENT

Based on the favorable factors such as accessibility, availability of
water etc. nucleated settlements take different shapes.

Linear pattern Circular pattern

Settlement pattern that develops parallel

To features such as roads, rivers, coastlines, etc. Settlement pattern that develops around
Features such as water bodies, pastures,
Places of worship, etc.

Star pattern

Settlement pattern that develops at places

Where different roads converge

Find out the odd one from the following

A) Linear pattern ( Go to pg.no 20)

B) Star pattern ( Go to pg.no 11)
C) Circular pattern (Go to pg.no 24)
D) Semi-clustered settlement (Go to pg.no 32)
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Oops…. Your answer is wrong

Driving will not be major occupation of the people in rural
settlement. May be we can see some people’s occupation is
driving. But this is not the major occupation in rural people.
So please go back to the frame 1 (Pg.no 4)and read the
content carefully, then you will get correct answer.
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Frame: 3

Dispersed settlement
The settlements where houses arelocated farther apart as seen
in are called dispersed settlement.Undulating topography and
other unfavorable conditions result in thepeople living in
isolation. In such settlements the people are brought together
by places of worship, markets etc.

There are some places

where the settlements are
neither fully nucleated nor
dispersed.
Such settlements are called
semi clustered settlements

? Find out the correct reason for dispersed settlements

A) Due to favorable condition(Go to pg.no 9)

B) It is based on fertile river valley plains(Go to pg.no 30)
C) Due to identical employment and culture(Go to pg.no 12)
D) Due to undulating topography and other unfavorable conditions.
(Go to pg.no 38 )
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Oh… your answer is wrong.

Linear settlement is Settlement pattern that develops
parallel to features such as roads, rivers, coastlines, etc.
So please go back to frame 4(pg.no17) and read the
content again.
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Oh… your answer is wrong. Business is not the

answer of this question.

Don’t worry… please go to frame1 (pg.no 4) and

read the content again, then you will get answer.
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Sorry your answer is wrong. You selected wrong

option. So please go to the frame 6 (pg.no 6) and read
the content again and chose the correct option from the
question.
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Oops….. Your answer is wrong.

People are not living in isolation, because houses
are seen in close vicinity of each other.
So please go back to frame-2(pg.no 25)and read
the content again. You will get the correct answer.
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Congratulations …. Your answer is correct.

Settlement pattern that develops around features such as water
bodies is circular pattern.

Therefore you can go to the next frame

5(pg.no 10)
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Nucleated settlement Frame:2

In places with favorable conditions, houses are seen in

close vicinity of each other. Such places of human
habitation are called nucleated settlements. This kind of
settlement is formed in the fertile river valley plains.
Well -knit social relationships and identical nature of
employment are the characteristics of such settlements.

Identify the suitable characteristics of nucleated settlement

from the following

A) People are doing different jobs( Go to pg.no 27)

B) People are living in isolated places(Go to pg.no 23)
C)Well-knit social relationship and identical nature of employment
(Go to pg.no 31)
D)There is no favorable condition to live( Go to pg.no 15)
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Sorry your answer is

wrong…..

Don’t worry. …….. Please go to the frame

6(pg.no 6) and read the content again, then
you can answer correctly.
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Sorry your answer

is wrong

People are not doing different jobs in nucleated settlement.majority of

the people are doing identical job.so read the content again and
answer the question again.

Please go to the frames 2 (pg.no 25)

again
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Very good
Your answer is correct

Therefore you may go to next

frame 7

(pg.no 16) for further reading.

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Sorry your answer is wrong…..

Small urban centers

having a population of less than 1 lakh

Please go to frame 7
(pg.no 16) again
Read the content again
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Oops…..
Sorry your answer is
wrong.

Dispersed settlement is not based on the river valley plains, only

nucleated settlement is based on river valley plains.

Please go back to the frame 3 (pg.no 19).

Read the content again and answer the question

carefully
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Your answer is correct well-knit social relationship and identical

nature of employment are the characteristic of nucleated
settlement.

Therefore you can go to the next frame. Frame 3( pg.no 19)

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Oh… your answer is

wrong.

There are some places where the settlements are neither

fully nucleated nor dispersed. Such settlements are called
semi clustered settlements.

Don’t worry, please goback to form 4(pg.no 17) again

and read the content carefully. Then will get correct
answer.
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Very good
Your answer iscorrect

Farming is correct answer. People are largely depending on

agriculture for their livelihood in rural settlement.

You can go to next frame for further

learning.

Frame 2 (pg.no 25)

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Wrong answer

Metropolis

Big cities having a population of more than 10

Lakh.

Therefore please go back to frame 7 (pg.no 16)

again and answer the question after read the
content.
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Congratulations…..

Your answer is correct

You answered the question

correctly
Therefore you can go to next
frame 7(pg.no16) for further
knowledge
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Oops….

Sorry your answer is wrong

Your answer is wrong, because teaching will not be the major

occupation of the rural people. They depend up on agriculture,
teaching job mainly we can see in rural area.

Don’t worry, please go back to form 1 (pg.no 4)again

and read the content carefully. Then will get correct
answer.
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Sorry your answer is partially

correct but not completely. So
your answer is wrong

Don’t worry, please go back to form 5(pg.no 10) again

and read the content carefully. Then will get correct
answer.
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Yes… your answer is

correct.

Congratulations

Undulating topography and other unfavorable condition is the

reason for dispersed settlement.

So you can go to frame 4

(pg.no 17) for further leaning.
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conclusion
Now we clearly learned about settlement and its types. So the clusters of
permanent or temporary human habitats of different sizes are termed
settlements. There are two types of settlement, one is rural settlement
and another one is urban settlement. We also learned what the types
of rural settlement are and what patterns of rural settlement are.
Likewise urban settlement has also different classifications on the
basis of population. These settlements are forming on the basis of
climate conditions, water availability and culture, occupation etc.
some settlements are forming on the basis of their culture and religion
and some are based on river valley plains. We can see that, there were
less population in some settlement and high population in other
settlement. So population is also one of major features of settlements,
especially in urban area. Population has major role in the formation
of settlement. So hope this material gave a good knowledge about
settlement to you.
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References

State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala

2019(social science Standard IX- part 2)

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/settlement