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Isolated huts on remote hills in Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and Kerala form which settlement type?
AFragmented
BDispersed
CClustered
DHamleted
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Dispersed
1. Terrain is fragmented.
2. Farms sit on slopes near each hut.
3. This is a dispersed settlement.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 4, Human Settlements._
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