Question

What is the meaning of compact settlement,scattered settlement,temporary settlement and permanent settlement?

Answer 1

Compact settlements are closely knitted settlements with facilities like shops, hospitals, banks etc close to the houses.It is like a town but at a smaller scale.
Scattered settlements are those having few isolated houses.Such settlements are found in hilly areas, deserts and forests.There is lack of resources in these settlements.
Settlements occupied for a brief period are called temporary settlements.
Permanent settlements are those where people built houses and stay for a longer period of time.

Answer 2

Answer:

compact settlement is closely built area of dwellings wherever flat land is available

In scattered settlement dwellings are spaced over an extensive area . These type of settlements are found in hilly tracks, thick forests and regions of extreme climate

Temporary settlements are the settlements which are occupied for a short span of time . They practice hunting , gathering etc.

In permanent settlements the people built homes to live in