The dependence of the location of settlements of the Northern Bessarabia on altitude above the sea level

Placement of settlements to 17 intervals of altitude terrain was considered. The intervals of the highest and lowest concentration of settlements were identified. Four heightterritorial distribution of settlements span the altitude were investigated. The features of changes in the amount of settlements with the archaeological cultures and without them with the altitude were specified. The location of settlements in terms of absolute height (three levels high rise) within the river basins of the Dniester and Prut was analyzed. Key words: Northern Bessarabia, the primary settlement, locality, absolute altitude, altitude interval, archaeological culture, River Basin, the level of altitude.