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A settlement stretching on both banks of a river with a bridge is called a:

ACircular village
BPlateau village
CDouble village
DLinear village
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Double village
1. Double villages extend on both sides of a river. 2. A bridge or ferry joins them. 3. It is one of the shape based types. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._
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