explain the relation between the types of settlement and the types of houses in each area with example
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Settlements are places where people live and build their homes.
Early humans depended on nature for shelter, but as agriculture came into existence there was a need for a permanent shelter near the crops. So villages, towns, and cities started growing around areas where there was water and fertile land for agriculture.
As human trade and society progressed, settlements grew into civilisations that existed mostly on the river banks.
Settlements are of two types, temporary settlements in which a group of houses are built for a short period of time, and permanent settlements in which homes are built for a long period of time.
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Rural Settlements
A village is a rural settlement where the people are engaged in agriculture, forestry, fishing, crafts work, and trading.
There are two types of rural settlements: compact rural settlements in which a dwellings (houses) are built close together on a flat piece of land, and scattered rural settlements are those in which dwellings are scattered or spread over a large area.
Scattered settlements are mostly built in hilly tracts, thick forests, and regions with extreme climates.
The homes in rural settlements are built according to the environmental conditions in the region. For example, houses in rainy areas have slanted roofs and in areas where floods occur frequently the homes are built on platforms and stilts (wooden poles).
In hot regions, homes are made of thick mud walls and thatched roofs, mostly with local material like stones, mud, clay, and straw.
Urban Settlements
Towns are small and cities are large urban settlements, and in these areas people are engaged in manufacturing, trading, and services.
Some of the common problems in urban settlements are overcrowding and traffic jams.