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Human Settlements
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Identify the types of settlement shown in the photograph and describe the characteristics it.

Answer

In photographs the settlements shown are as under:

1. Linear pattern: This pattern takes elongated linear shape and develops along a road, railway line, river, canal edge etc.

2. Cross shape pattern or rectangular settlement: These are found in plain areas or wide inter-mountain valley.

3. Circular pattern: These type of settlements develop around lakes, tanks etc.

4. Star like pattern: These settlements develop where several roads converge. Star shape developed by two houses built along the roads.

5. T-shaped settlements: These settlements develop at tri-junction of the roads (T), while Y shaped settlement emerge as the places where two roads converge on the third one and houses are built along the roads.

6. Double pattern or double village: These settlements extend on both sides of a river where there is a bridge of ferry.

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