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As Barandiaran pointed out, "the distribution of the human settlements of a country is influenced by its hydrographic network and, taking that further, we could argue that the manifestations of human life on the land are mirrored by the distribution of the means of livelihood, or in other words, on the geography of basic necessities. It has quite rightly been said, therefore, that any human settlement is the amalgamation of a little humanity, a little land and a little water". 

Habitation is one of the manifestations of human activity that is most closely linked to geographical phenomena, but housing is a complex aspect, where not only geographical, but also social and historical factors come into play<ref>José Miguel de BARANDIARAN. “Los establecimientos humanos en el Pirineo vasco” in ''Revista de la Academia de Ciencias Exactas'' XVI (1932) pp. 38-62 and in ''Obras Completas''. Volume V. Bilbao, 1974, pp. 363-387. The majority of ideas set out in this chapter come from this article and from: Ander MANTEROLA. “Etxea” in ''Euskaldunak''. Tomo III. Bilbao: 1980, pp. 537-600</ref>.