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One of the main types of settlement pattern. One of the terms used by geographers and landscape historians to classify settlements. Wikipedia

Wildlife that can live or thrive in urban/suburban environments or around densely populated human settlements such as townships. Some urban wildlife, such as house mice, are synanthropic, ecologically associated with and even evolved to become entirely dependent on humans. Wikipedia

Hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies 40 mi west of Aberdeen in the Cairngorm mountains. Wikipedia

Individual city or town. Related to urban planning as it relates land use practices on a broader scale. Wikipedia

There were more than a thousand British narrow-gauge railways ranging from large, historically significant common carriers to small, short-lived industrial railways. Many notable events in British railway history happened on narrow-gauge railways including the first use of steam locomotives, the first public railway and the first preserved railway. Wikipedia

One of dramatic change, from obscure Pennine hamlet to preeminent mill town and textile processing capital of the world. Most noted. Wikipedia

Typically defined as a group of two or more roughly adjacent metropolitan areas, which may be somewhat separated or may merge into a continuous urban region. The megalopolis concept became highly influential as it introduced a new, larger scale in thinking about urban patterns and urban growth. Wikipedia

Hartford City, Indiana, began in the late 1830s as a few log cabins clustered near a creek. The community became the county seat of Blackford County. Wikipedia

Hamlet in County Durham, England, situated a few miles south of Durham. The East Coast Main Line runs directly through Metal Bridge but trains do not stop. Wikipedia

Focused on English-language literature rather than the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, Wales, the Crown dependencies, and the whole of Ireland, as well as literature in English from countries of the former British Empire, including the United States. However, until the early 19th century, it only deals with the literature of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and Ireland. Wikipedia

List of any town, village, hamlet or settlement, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Smaller than that encompassed by the Scottish Highlands. Wikipedia

Way of arranging settlements into a hierarchy based upon their population or some other criteria. Used by landscape historians and in the National Curriculum for England. Wikipedia

Reconstructed record of human population in the past. Given the lack of population records prior to the 1950s, there are many gaps in our record of demographic history. Wikipedia

Phenomenon and theory which refers to the historical shift from high birth rates and high infant death rates in societies with minimal technology, education and economic development, to low birth rates and low death rates in societies with advanced technology, education and economic development, as well as the stages between these two scenarios. Although this shift has occurred in many industrialized countries, the theory and model are frequently imprecise when applied to individual countries due to specific social, political and economic factors affecting particular populations. Wikipedia

This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 1875, organized by archaeological periods. Many of the figures are uncertain, especially in ancient times. Wikipedia

Large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. Ancient Greek and means the "mother city" of a colony (in the ancient sense), that is, the city which sent out settlers. Wikipedia

Predominantly a rural society, and agriculture in Benin supports more than 70% of the population. Agriculture contributes around 35% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and 80% of export income. Wikipedia

Archaeology of Lebanon reveals thousands of years of history ranging from the Lower Palaeolithic, Phoenician, Jewish, Roman, Muslim, Christian, Ottoman, and Crusades history. Lebanon features several important Paleolithic sites associated with Neanderthals. Wikipedia

Hamlet in Worcestershire, England a few miles to the north of Kidderminster and close to the villages of Kinver, Cookley and Wolverley. It lies on the River Stour, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Wikipedia

The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day. However, the social, economic, and legal positions of slaves have differed vastly in different systems of slavery in different times and places. Wikipedia

Widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. Usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Wikipedia

Alphabetical list of populated places in Afghanistan, including hamlets, villages, towns, and other small or rural communities. For urban areas and cities, and other densely populated places, see list of cities in Afghanistan. Wikipedia

Population shift from central urban areas into suburbs, resulting in the formation of urban sprawl. As a consequence of the movement of households and businesses out of the city centers, low-density, peripheral urban areas grow. Wikipedia

The history of Africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans and—at least 200,000 years ago—anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens), in East Africa, and continues unbroken into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. The earliest known recorded history arose in Ancient Egypt, and later in Nubia, the Sahel, the Maghreb and the Horn of Africa. Wikipedia