Human Settlements and Urbanization · Urban Revolution

Rural Settlement Patterns

Classifying settlements based on shape, site, and situation in rural landscapes.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the availability of water dictate the shape of a village?
  2. 2Why do compact settlements prevail in fertile plains while dispersed ones exist in highlands?
  3. 3What are the social implications of segregated settlement patterns in rural India?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Human Settlements - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Geography
Unit: Human Settlements and Urbanization
Period: Urban Revolution

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