Human settlementA human settlement, locality, or populated place is a place where people live and carry out social, economic, political, and cultural activities. The term encompasses a broad range of inhabited environments, including hamlets, villages, towns, cities, metropolitan regions, and larger settlement systems.
Rural areaJoshua Shaw's 1823 painting View in the Pennsylvania Countryside. The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is known for its history of rural communities along the Susquehanna River, including those of Quakers and Amish.A rural area, also known as the country or countryside, is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements.
TownType of human settlementLeft to right, from top:Ipswich in England, Porvoo in Finland, Lemgo in Germany, Davos in Switzerland, Skalica in Slovakia, Ubud in Bali (Indonesia), Fátima in Portugal, Viljandi in Estonia.A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
Dispersed settlementA dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a number of separate farmsteads scattered throughout the area. A dispersed settlement contrasts with a nucleated village. The French term bocage is sometimes used to describe the type of landscape found where dispersed settlements are common.
Urban villageIn urban planning and design, an urban village is an urban development typically characterized by medium-density housing, mixed use zoning, good public transit and an emphasis on pedestrianization and public space. Contemporary urban village ideas are closely related to New Urbanism and smart growth ideas initiated in the United States.Residential communityMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicхороололMongolian scriptᠬᠣᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠯUyghur nameUyghurمەھەللەKazakh nameKazakhالەۋمەتتىك اۋماعىәлеуметтің аумағыäleumettıñ aumağyKyrgyz nameKyrgyzقوومدۇق قونۇشۇкоомдук конушуqoomduq qonuşuA residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercialbusinesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types of occupants of the typical community.
Hamlet (place)A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes, a hamlet is defined for official or administrative purposes. The word and concept of a hamlet can be traced back to Norman England, where the Old French hamelet came to apply to small human settlements.
Church (building)Place of worship for Christians Husby Sjuhundra Church (Evangelical-Lutheran) in Norrtälje, Sweden. Its church bells (housed in the belltower) are used to call the faithful to Christian prayer and worship. Trieste Cathedral, a church dedicated to Saint Justus, completed in 1320. It featured iconography of the Virgin and Child.
Subsistence agricultureSubsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and mostly for local requirements. Planting decisions occur principally with an eye toward what the family will need during the coming year, and only secondarily toward market prices.
Industrial Revolution1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shiftA Roberts loom in a weaving shed in the United Kingdom in 1835LocationGreat BritainWestern EuropeNorth AmericaKey eventsMechanised textile productionCanal constructionSteam engineFactory systemIron production increaseThe Industrial Revolution, sometimes called the First Industrial Revolution in contrast to the subsequent Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succeeding the Second Agricultural Revolution.
Great BritainGreat Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales, which comprise most of the United Kingdom. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons.
DwellingIn law, a dwelling (also known as a residence, abode or domicile) is a self-contained unit of accommodation – such as a house, apartment, mobile home, houseboat, recreational vehicle, or other "substantial" structure – used as a home by one or more households. The concept of a dwelling has significance in relation to search and seizure, conveyancing of real property, burglary, trespass, and land-use planning.villageRelated word or term.coterminousRelated word or term.seloRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.