“Models of Human Settlements” A human settlement can be defined as any collection of human habitations of several houses grouped together in large cities with millions of dwellings. Throughout history, human settlements have had different shapes, geographic locations, and purposes. Settlements can be classified into rural and urban settlements. Urban areas include towns, rural areas include villages and small towns (Gilchrist & Jeffs, 2001). The ancients preferred to settle near rivers and resources available in the region. Thus, researchers admit that ancient cities and modern settlements follow the same rules. The main models are dispersed habitat, linear habitat and nucleated habitat. Dispersed housing means the distribution of houses over a large geographical area. Usually, a dispersed settlement is rural in nature and devoid of any form of grouping: the houses do not have a central square around a market or a religious building. It developed in hilly areas, vast plains and plains. The villages of ancient England are one of the best examples of this type of settlement pattern (Atkin & Rykwert, 2005). Linear housing means a grouping of houses along a line. Such settlements appeared along rivers or coastal lines. Today, these establishments appear near roads, railways, etc. This type of establishment is found in both rural and urban areas and is generally small to medium in size. Examples of this type of establishment are Hong Kong, Victoria City, South Port in England. A nucleated habitat means a grouping of dwellings around a center, a core. Usually, these settlements appeared near road junctions or focal points of a certain area. Market, religious building,...... middle of paper ......obble that poverty. At no time during the years reviewed was poverty considered one of the critical problems facing the nation by more than 6 percent of the population. The results of these problems are high criminal activity in low-income areas and an increase in the prison population (Merrick, 2002). Lack of social support and poor social protection policies lead to poverty among low-income populations. It is difficult to eliminate the cultural barriers and prejudices existing in society. In other words, cultural and social minorities are doomed to live in poverty while working full time. Some researchers emphasize that government interventions should change the behavior of all social classes and thus cause upheaval in society. The values ​​of work ethic and the free market system have been forgotten, as society becomes more interested in short-term benefits..