Settlement Patterns

Settlement Patterns

What does the term Settlement mean in Geography?

Settlement

One important human feature found on Topographical maps is human settlements. This is an example of the interaction between humans and their physical environment.

History on Settlement

• The earliest humans moved from place to place to find food. Eventually, some people stopped roaming and began to settle in one place. 

• Humans built the first permanent settlements by rivers.  Mesopotamia was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in Iraq), and ancient Egypt was on the Nile

• Rivers lend themselves to human settlement for a number of reasons. Rivers are an important source of fresh water. They have been used for irrigation for thousands of years.

•  Irrigation is a way for farmers to get water to their crops. The annual flood of the Nile was important to the survival of the ancient Egyptians. The floodwaters left behind rich mud where the Egyptians grew wheat and barley.

Open Ended

what is an important feature found on Topographical Maps?

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Early Humans built permanent settlements along.... tick click the correct response

• Rivers

• Beaches

Multiple Select

Rivers are an important source of what? Tick all that apply

• Fresh water

• Irrigation

• Floodwaters with rich mud

Two Main Types of Settlement

• There are TWO MAIN types of Settlements, they are RURAL AND URBAN

• A Rural Settlement refers to settlement that is less developed and is involved with primary economic activities e.g agriculture

• An Urban settlement refers to a settlement that is more developed and is involved mainly with secondary economic activities such as banking and manufacturing.

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The two main types of settlement are? tick all that apply

• Rural

• Urban

Settlement Patterns

• The arrangement of buildings in a settlement is known as a settlement pattern.

• The Pattern is determined by various physical and human factors

• We classify these settlements as DISPERSED OR SCATTERED, NUCLEATED OR COMPACT AND LINEAR OR RIBBON

Multiple Choice

There are how many types of settlement patterns

• one

• two

• three

Linear Settlement

A linear or ribbon settlement is made up of a line of houses or buildings along a road, river, coast or at the foot of a mountain

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Linear settlements are located along? tick all that apply

• roads

• rivers

• coasts

• foot of mountains

Dispersed Settlement

A dispersed or scattered settlement is made up of the isolated estate or farm house or a few scattered houses a short distance away from one another

Nucleated Settlement

A nucleated or compact settlement is made up of houses or buildings which are clustered or close together

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Nucleated settlement have buildings or houses that are? Tick all that apply

• Clustered

• close together

• compact