Anthropogenic Biomes of the World
Village Anthromes
Village anthromes are where rural populations are densest, agriculture is
most intensive, and landscapes include towns and even small cities. This
class includes six anthromes including Rice Villages, Irrigated Villages,
Cropped & Pastoral Villages, Pastoral Villages, Rainfed Villages, and
Rainfed Mosaic Villages. Villages are both densely populated and
intensively cropped, while also incorporating a mix of urban area, forest,
and cultivated lands. There is a strong tendency for food produced in these
anthromes to be consumed locally. In many cases the conventional
ecoregions found within village anthromes overlap, and most of these are in
Asia, where they are home to the large rural populations of China and India.