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1. Unit 5 Settlement patterns

2. Settlement patterns Dispersed settlements Linear settlements Nucleated settlements

3. Dispersed settlements Isolated houses or cluster of houses scattered over large area In form of Occur in Rural areas like hilly places and extensive flatlands

4. Linear settlements In form of Occur in Grouping of houses along a line Mostly along roads, railway tracks, coast or river banks.

5. Nucleated settlements In form of Occur in Grouping of many houses together around a centre area. Favourable sites at road junctions, focal points of an area or confluences of rivers.