The earliest geographical evidence of a human settlement was Jebel Irhoud, where early modern human remains of eight individuals date back to the Middle Paleolithic around … See more

The term "Abandoned populated places" is a Feature Designation Name in databases sourced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and GeoNames.
Sometimes the structures are still easily accessible, such as in a ghost town, and these may become … See more

• The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) framework See more

Australia
Geoscience Australia defines a populated place as "a named settlement with a population of 200 or more persons".
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In the field of geospatial predictive modeling, a settlement is "a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work".
The Global Human … See more

• Administrative division – Territorial entity for administration purposes
• Colony – Territory governed by another country
• Human outpost – Human habitats located in environments inhospitable for humans See more