Description of settlement definition in geography of senior one.

settlement: refers to the collective name of various forms of human settlements. It is not only a collection of buildings, but also other living facilities and production facilities directly related to living. Settlement is not only a place where people live, live, rest and carry out various social activities, but also a place where people produce. Generally, settlements can be divided into two categories: rural and urban. Settlement has its development process. Many settlements in the world are growing and many settlements are declining.

The settlements in the world are very different, ranging from megacities with tens of millions of people to small villages with only three families and five households. The countryside is a small settlement dominated by agricultural activities and agricultural population; Cities are large-scale settlements with non-agricultural population, and they are political, economic and cultural centers within a certain geographical scope. Human beings have rural settlements before urban settlements. Generally speaking, cities are developed from villages.

it is divided into rural settlements and urban settlements:

rural settlements:

settlements where residents take agriculture as the main form of economic activities. In agricultural or forest areas, villages are usually fixed; In pastoral areas, there are both settled settlements, seasonal settlements and nomadic tent settlements; In the fishing area, there is also a boatman village with boats as the living room. Generally speaking, rural settlements have farmhouses, livestock sheds, warehouses, roads, canals, green spaces beside houses, and ancillary facilities under specific environment and specialized production conditions. Small villages generally have no service function, while central villages have small shops, small medical clinics, post offices, schools and other living services and cultural facilities. With the development of modern urbanization, urbanization villages, which are similar to cities, have appeared in the suburbs of cities.

urban settlements:

settlements with non-agricultural activities and non-agricultural population are larger than those in rural areas and market towns. Cities are the political, economic and cultural centers in a certain geographical area with a large population, high density and strong heterogeneity in occupations and needs. Generally speaking, urban settlements have large areas of houses, dense roads, productive facilities such as factories, and more living services and cultural facilities such as shops, hospitals, schools and theaters.

in a word, it is a place with people.