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Rural settlements |
Urban settlements |
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Urban settlements usually refer to cities, suburbs and towns. |
Rural settlements usually refer to villages |
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Urban areas have more development in terms of access to infrastructure and connectivity like airports, ports, railways, housing, roads etc. |
Rural areas usually don’t have much development in terms of infrastructure. |
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Urban areas are densely populated |
Rural areas are sparsely populated |
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The rural settlements derive their life support or basic economic needs from land-based primary economic activities, |
Urban settlements depend on the processing of raw materials and manufacturing of finished goods on the one hand and a variety of services on the other |
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Rural people are less mobile and therefore, social relations among them are intimate. |
In urban areas, on the other hand, the way of life is complex and fast, and social relations are formal. |
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