Question

Explain the various types of human settlements __________________.

• A. Scattered settlements.
• B. Nucleated settlements.
• C. Linear settlements.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above.

There are various types of settlements for eg; Scattered settlements, Nucleated settlements and Linear settlements. In scattered settlements , houses are few and far from each other. The Nucleated settlements are generally close to water sources like brooks, rivulets, rivers, lakes, reservoirs etc and Linear settlements are seen along roads, railways, rivers, sea coast and foothill region etc.