1. Rural
Settlement

2. Introduction
• A remote and a sparsely populated
place
• People support their livelihood from
primary economic activities
• Facilities that provide goods and
service for people are amenities

3. Characteristic of rural
settlements
• Population size and density is low
• Depend on primary economic activities such as
fishing, farming and mining
• Limited amount of public facilities
• Used footpath, unpaved and narrow road to transport
• Drinking water may not be clean as it is taken from rivers
• The nearest amenities is usually far away
• They grow and eat their own food
• They have a low standard of life.
• They help with each other
• They don’t usually leave the area to travel to other place
• They have simple way of life
• Less air pollution as there is no technology that pollute the
environment

4. Summary
A rural settlement is a sparsely
populated place. Primary economic
activity support people’s livelihood .
Population size and density is low..
They have low amenities. They have
simple lifestyle and seldom leave the
area. They don’t pollute the
environment