human settlement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhumanandsettlement
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human
adjective
uk/ˈhjuː.mən/us/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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settlement
noun
uk/ˈset.əl.mənt/us/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofhumanandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhuman settlement
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That this ground - this ample geography - is covered by temporary housing is an ironic pointer toward the transitoriness ofhumansettlement.
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Degradation is most pronounced in the lowlands close tohumansettlement.
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Remotely derived images, such as aerial photographs, showing general patterns ofhumansettlementwill thus tend to indicate where kraals are located.
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The impact of the copper industry onhumansettlementin the area was profound.
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Also, all north-western flies were trapped in areas close tohumansettlement.
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This area has experienced a rapid growth inhumansettlementthat coincides with a marked increase in the number of poachers arrested in the park.
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The latter, not surprisingly, underlines the antiquity ofhumansettlementin this region.
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Going into the ' bush ' and opening up new land forhumansettlementwas a risky undertaking.
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As a consequence, extensive tracts of land that had hitherto been closed tohumansettlement, became available.
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Humansettlementareas in most of the islands are in the basins surrounded by hills.
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In that transitional zone, islands of forest within a broader landscape of grassy savanna seemed a classic case of a landscape degrading under the expansion ofhumansettlement.
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This being subject to change, one can spend hours classifying changes that are related tohumansettlement.
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Thousands of years ofhumansettlementand history are there, layer upon layer.
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I shall begin by going back in time and examining the way in which ahumansettlementdevelops over the centuries.
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Imprints of earlyhumansettlementand cultivation have been found in the area.
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What is the history ofhumansettlementaround the lake?
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It is likely that it became extinct through overhunting followinghumansettlementof the islands.
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Vulnerable arid ecosystems are being rapidly degraded byhumansettlementand activity, especially livestock grazing.
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Bays were significant in the history ofhumansettlementbecause they can provide a safe place for fishing.
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Both forests and land make way forhumansettlement.
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