Write a note on rural settlements. - Vidyadip

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Write a note on rural settlements.

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Rural settlements are found in villages.
The villages are rural settlements engaged in activities like agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work, trading, etc.
Rural settlements can be compact or scattered.
A compact settlement is a closely built area of dwellings wherever flat land is available.
In a scattered settlement, dwellings are spaced over an extensive area.
They are spread in hilly tracts, thick forests and regions of extreme climate and houses depend on environment.
In rainy areas, houses are constructed on a raised platform.
In areas of hot climate, thick mud-walled houses with thatched roofs are found.

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