Question
Bernard Cohn classified rural settlements into which one of the following typology of villages?
The correct answer is
Nucleated, Dispersed, Hamleted
Bernard Cohn's Rural Settlement Classification
Bernard Cohn proposed a specific typology for classifying rural settlements, focusing on the spatial arrangement and structure of villages.
Cohn's Village Typology
According to Bernard Cohn's classification, rural settlements are categorized into the following three main types:
- Nucleated: Settlements where buildings are clustered closely together in a central area.
- Dispersed: Settlements where buildings are scattered over a wide area, often separated by considerable distances.
- Hamleted: Settlements that consist of several small clusters or hamlets, often located some distance apart but functioning as a single settlement unit.
Therefore, the correct typology presented by Bernard Cohn includes Nucleated, Dispersed, and Hamleted villages.
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