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A cluster of dwellings where people live and command a territory as economic base is a:
AHuman settlement
BTea plantation
CTrade corridor
DRiver watershed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Human settlement
1. People erect houses and claim an area.
2. Settlements range from hamlets to metropolises.
3. That cluster is a human settlement.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 4, Human Settlements._
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