Taş, Barış Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi - Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey

Effects on Natural Environment at Rural Settlements in Sandıklı District

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Because of the fact that rural settlements are naked in environment, These settlements reflect or present environment very well. The functions of these settlements can be related to their environmental characters. Thus, rural settlements are distinguished, clearly. Settlements are important indicators in terms of the relations between environment and human. Rural settlements in Sandıklı county where different environmental conditions are observed, have been affected by environmental conditions. Building materials, The fields or branches of economical activities and various types of settlements have been affected by environment. Rural settlements on plain, side of a mountain and high land are different from each other in terms of bulding structure, common economical activities and demographical characters.

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Rural settlemets , Sandıklı , natural environment

eastern geographical review

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