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Rural Settlements
Types of Rural Settlements
Dispersed settlement: A dispersed settlement is made up of several houses, scattered or dispersed (as the name implies). One house may be up to one or more kilometers from the next.
Nuculated Settelment: In a nucleated, the buildings are clustered, linked by roads, and the settlement itself may have a nearly circular or irregular shape. Such settlements can be either cultural or urban, depending on the size and the functions they perform.
Isolated settelment: An isolated settlement consists of a single farm or house very remote from any other one, usually found in farming or hunting rural communities.
Linear Settlement: A linear settlement forms a straight or curved line, following a line of movement, such as a road, river, coastline or the foot of an elongated escarpment. This type of settlement is found in rural area, but linear developments may constitute extensions of towns on their outskirts.
Factors Influencing the Location of Rural Settlements:
Rural settlements will appear where people can easily find jobs and along trade routes
Rural settlements will appear where peoples cultural heritage lays and near their communities and people they know. as well as political factors such as what party rules it that province
Physical factors influencing settlement types and patterns include soil fertility, terrain, rainfall
Characteristics of Rural Settlements:
Economic activities: Rural settlements often engage in agricultural activities such as farming mining and hunting
Roads: Often unpaved, narrow, and winding, rural roads may be maintained by local governments or private landowners.
Schools: Rural schools may have limited resources, smaller student bodies, and fewer course offerings
Population Density: They have a lower population density than urban areas, meaning fewer people live per unit of land.
Challenges Faced by Rural Settlements
Basic services: Many rural communities lack access to clean water, sanitation, electricity, and healthcare.
Economic opportunities: Poverty and unemployment are prevalent in rural areas.
Environmental issues: Climate change: Increasing temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, and frequent droughts. These events can impact agriculture and forestry, which are important to rural economies and livelihoods.
Definition of Rural Settlements
Rural settlements are the situations where people settle on the outskirts of cities and towns. Usually characterized by large landscapes and alleys. The distribution pattern of buildings and houses in a particular geographic region is referred to as a settlement pattern.
