The term
habitat comes from
ecology, and includes many interrelated features, especially the immediate physical
environment, the
urban environment or the
social environment.
Specific human habitats include:
;Dwellings and
shelters
:
houses,
dugouts, ''
yaodongs'',
tents,
camps,
campers,
huts.
;
Settlements,
:
hamlets,
villages,
towns,
cities,
squatter camps,
shanty towns.
;
Intentional communities
:
Kibbutzim,
commune,
ecovillages.
;Other
:
Offices,
Prisons,
Monasteries
A more extensive list can be found in
:Category:Human habitats.