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Which of the following is most likely to have dispersed settlement?
Which of the following is most likely to have dispersed settlement?
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The correct option is C Western Himalayas
Isolated or dipersed pattern of settlement appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pasture on the slopes. Extreme dispersion of settlement is often caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas. Western Himalayas are likely to have such settlement.
Isolated or dipersed pattern of settlement appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pasture on the slopes. Extreme dispersion of settlement is often caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas. Western Himalayas are likely to have such settlement.
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