SETTLEMENT+CHARACTERISTICS+OF+HUMAN+SETTLEMENT

=SETTLEMENT CHARACTERISTICS = =of = =HUMAN Settlement = =Defining TERMS =

A location with water supply as its main advantage. For instance, a valley with a spring. Since water is vital for human civilization, many civilizations, including ancient ones, choose to settle in wet point site. Farming is the main industry for primary settlements because water allows crops to be grown on arable land. In order for a civilization to grow and develop, farming is the first and key element that needs to be taken care of. Unless the people are fed, it is unlikely that they will work in other jobs such as services. A key aspect of wet point site is the fact that the water source is located in an otherwise dry land.
 * 1. Wet-Point Site **

2. Dry-Point Site
Dry point site can be thought of as the mere opposite of wet point site. Dry point site is any flood-free ground located in the middle of a wetland. (Wetlands here encompass marshes and flood plains.) Dry point sites are also a major settlement points in history because, although water is a great necessity for human settlement, people cannot settle in marshes or swamps. Having a water-free area within these damp places allowed ancient human civilizations to settle. Also, the water serves as a defense purpose because it surrounds the land, making it difficult for invaders to intrude.

3. Building Materials
Building materials are any items which are used for construction purposes. Many raw materials such as clay, sand, wood, and rocks, even twigs and leaves have been used to construct buildings. Artificial materials can be also used to build buildings such as, glass, concrete, and plastic. A ready supply of building materials should be available for the growth of a city.



**4. Defense**
Locations is significant towards the defense of the nation. One mistake of placing a capital city in a wrong area will lead to the nation's downfall. Various capital cities in different countries and provinces are located inland instead of being at coastal areas. That's the reason why Seoul is the capital of South Korea. Seoul's location of being inland allows the city to be far away from Japan and China, preventing any attacks from these powerful nations. New Delhi is located in an area where there is a geographical barrier to protect the city. The Himalaya Mountains protect India's capital, New Delhi, from military attacks. Also the location of the city is away from the seas and in-land to prevent any sea attacks from bordering nations. Therefore locating a city away from the seas and near a geographical barrier such as a mountain is very important for the protection of a city.

Food Supplies also called food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. Food supplies are important to the locations of cities obviously because there must be food for people and cities to flourish. Typically food supplies run short due to extremely poverty countries such as India.

Nodal point, relating to node. Basically Node are places where flows begin, intersect, or end. The direction s and extent of flows from a node may define the boundary of a region. For example, a store or restaurant can be considered a node, and the extent of the node’s region is the area from which people come to shop at the store or eat at the restaurant. The Capital city of a country is its political.
 * 6. Nodal Point **

The bridging point is the point where building a bridge would be favorable. The bridge is important to a city because it becomes a route, location of a market and trading road. It can also be used as a defensive mechanism against enemies.
 * 7. Bridging Point **

A shelter is a place or an object that gives temporary or permanent protection from dangers that may be harmful i.e. bad weather. It can also be defined as a shield or safe condition from harmful materials. It can also be anywhere a person can qualify to live in, sleep in, and have the the basic functions of a daily life style.
 * 8. Shelter **

In physical geography, it generally refers to the horizontal direction to which a mountain slope faces. A slope falls down to a deep valley on its western side and a shallower on on its eastern side has a west-facing slope.
 * 9. Aspect **



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