MAPPING OF SETTLEMENTS

settlement, city, village, map, cartography, map content, scale, cartographic methods of representation.

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Populated areas are considered as a complex socio-economic category in geographical and cartographic studies. The development of settlements, especially urban networks, the emergence of complex urban structures is closely related to population growth and the development of productive forces. Populated areas are considered as growth poles and centers of the economy of the country and regions. At the same time, they ensure the accumulation of economic, social, demographic and political potential in a certain territory. Their management, at the same time, the aggravation of environmental and other problems generates the need for mapping populated areas and solving existing problems. In this regard, this article reveals some features of mapping populated areas.