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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

                       STD VII                                                SUBJECT – GEOGRAPHY

              TOPIC-CHAPTER:7 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT-Settlement ,Transport and
              Communication(lesson note)

              SUB TOPIC-SETTLEMENT



                     Settlements


                     • Settlements are places where people build their homes. • Settlements can be of two
                     types:

                     → Temporary: Settlements which are occupied for a short time are called temporary
                     settlements Example: The people living in deep forests, hot and cold deserts and
                     mountains.

                     → Permanent: Settlements which are made to live in for a long time are called
                     permanent settlements. Example: People build homes to live in. Rural Settlements


                      • The villages are rural settlement where people are engaged in activities like
                     agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work and trading etc.

                      • Rural settlements can be compact or scattered. → 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.

                      • In rural areas, people build houses to suit their environment.


                          → In regions of heavy rainfall - houses have slanting roofs.

                          → In regions where water accumulates in the rainy season - houses are constructed
                     on a raised platform or stilts.


                         → In the areas of hot climate - Thick mud walled houses with thatched roofs.

                     • The towns are small and the cities are larger urban settlements.


                      • In urban areas the people are engaged in manufacturing, trading, and services.
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