Which of the following type of settlement is caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas?

Hamleted Isolated Isolated and dispersed Dispersed

Isolated and dispersed

Dispersed or isolated settlement pattern in India appears in the form of isolated huts or hamlets of few huts in remote jungles, or on small hills with farms or pasture on the slopes. Extreme dispersion of settlement is often caused by extremely fragmented nature of the terrain and land resource base of habitable areas. Many areas of Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala have this type of settlement.