Types and Characteristics of Settlements

Notes

• Definition: Buildings and houses are built in a straight line, often along a road, river, or railway. • Example: Houses along a main highway or riverside communities. • Definition: Buildings are grouped around a central point, like a crossroads, market, or church. • Example: A village with a central market and houses around it. • Reason: People want to be close to services and social facilities. • Definition: A place where people live. Can be small (hamlet, village) or large (town, city). • Settlements change as urbanization happens — more people move to towns and cities, causing growth.