What are the main forms of settlement?

The main forms of settlements include villages and cities.

When people live together, they form settlements. In terms of scale, settlements are large and small, from megacities with a population of tens of millions to villages with only a few dozen people. The main forms of settlements include villages and cities, which have different landscape characteristics.

Generally speaking, rural settlements include farmhouses, barns, 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 clinics, post offices, schools and other living services and cultural facilities. With the development of modern urbanization, urbanization villages similar to cities have appeared in the suburbs of cities.

Brief introduction of urban residential area

Urban settlement refers to a higher settlement form with non-agricultural activities and non-agricultural population, which has reached a certain population and economic level and scale on the basis of the original rural settlement, which is larger than that of rural areas and market towns. A city is the political, economic and cultural center in a certain geographical area, with a large population, high density and strong heterogeneity in occupation and demand.

Generally speaking, urban residential areas have large housing area, dense roads, more productive facilities such as factories, and more living services and cultural facilities such as shops, hospitals, schools and theaters.