Spatial hierarchy and infrastructure — arrange the following from smallest contained space to larger civic unit, inserting the connecting road logically: (a) House (b) Road (c) Room (d) Hamlet (e) District

Introduction / Context:
This sequence integrates containment (room inside house) with civic scaling (hamlet to district) and adds a road as a connecting infrastructure element. The aim is to preserve natural containment while placing the road at a sensible point in the chain.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Elements: Room, House, Road, Hamlet (small settlement), District (administrative unit).
• We seek a meaningful, real-world ordering from micro to macro with road positioned where access typically emerges.

Concept / Approach:
Start with the smallest interior space, then expand outward to a building, then to connecting infrastructure that links buildings to settlements, then to the settlement, and finally to its administrative umbrella.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Room (c) — smallest interior unit.2) House (a) — a building containing rooms.3) Road (b) — infrastructure that connects houses and provides access to/within a settlement.4) Hamlet (d) — a small settlement containing houses along the road network.5) District (e) — higher administrative unit containing multiple settlements.

Verification / Alternative check:
The chain respects interior→building→infrastructure→settlement→administrative area, a standard pedagogical ordering in geography basics.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• c, b, a, d, e: Puts road before house, but we conventionally establish the dwelling and then connect it.
• c, a, d, b, e or c, a, b, e, d: Misplace road or the top-level district.
• b, c, a, d, e: Starts with road; not a containment-first approach.

Common Pitfalls:
Treating “road” as a container rather than a connector. It fits best after the basic dwelling is identified and before specifying the settlement scale.

Final Answer:
c, a, b, d, e