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How would you define a settlement?

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A human settlement is defined as a place inhabited more or less permanently. It may include temporary camps of hunters or herders and also the permanent settlements called villages, towns, cities, large agglomeration.

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Chapter 10: Human Settlements - Exercises [Page 102]

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NCERT Fundamentals of Human Geography [English] Class 12
Chapter 10 Human Settlements
Exercises | Q 2. (i). | Page 102

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