Distinguish between administrative and cultural settlements.

Administrative Settlements

Cultural Settlements

1. Administrative settlements are those which have their own administrative units such as municipality.

1. Cultural settlements have their origin because of religious gatherings such as Mecca in Saudi Arabia or Hardwar in India.

2. In India a settlement with less then 5000 population can become administrative settlement if it has any form of administrative unit.

2. Some places have became famous because of the location of an important educational institution. These are called educational centres. For example Aligarh.

3. In some Latin American countries such as Brazil and Bolivia any administrative centre is called an urban centre irrespective of its size.

3. Some places develop into famous settlements because of recreational activities take place. For example Daijeeling in India Los Vegas in the U.S.A.