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A place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community.
Settlement
Where people live within an area.
population distribution
A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake
Tsunami
The distribution and arrangement of individual buildings or of rural and urban centres.
settlement patterns
An area of Earth having some characteristic or characteristics that distinguish it from other areas.
region
The arrangement of people within a given area, such as a country, region, or town
Population distribution
A process in which there is an increase in the percentage of people living and/or working in urban places.
Urbanization
The idea of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Sustainability
A measurement of how many people live in a specific area, usually expressed as the number of people per square kilometer.
Population density
The permanent shift of people from one country, region, or place to another for economic, political, environmental, religious, or other reasons. Also, the movement, often seasonal, of animals from one area to another (e.g., for food or breeding or because of loss of habitat)
Migration
A way of growing and developing a society that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
sustainable development
The process of converting land into a desired state, whether that's creating new land, restoring a disturbed area, or returning land to a self-sustaining ecosystem
Land-reclamation