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2. Circular and compact settlements​

Answer 1

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Compact settlement: People in fertile agricultural areas and plains are maximum land for growing crops. Their cattle need protection, so animals sheds are built close to their houses.

Circular settlement: A circular usually develops in a flat level area around a tank, a lake or a pond. The tank or pond not only provides water and mod for building hosues, but it is also the source of water.

Answer 2

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The settlements in which houses are constructed in a circular shape is known as Circular Pattern. Such kind of settlements is found around lakes, tanks, or a planned village. The settlements in which houses are constructed in a star shape is known as Star like Pattern.

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. This type of settlement is mostly found in hilly tracts, thick forests, and regions of extreme climate.