Settlement Patterns

Which is NOT one of the four types of Settlement Patterns we discussed?

• Linear

• Nucleated

• Dispersed

• Old

A settlement pattern is described as...

• a river

• the shape of a settlement as seen from above

• a pattern of how people settled

• when people came to the New World

A definition of a Nucleated/Clustered settlement is...

• ones where the houses are grouped closely together.

• where the buildings are constructed in lines.

• chain village or ribbon development.

• ones where the houses are spread out over a wide area.

A Linear settlement is defined as...

• settlements where the houses are grouped closely together.

• settlements that are "walled" and away from other settlements.

• settlements where the buildings are constructed in lines, often next to a geographical feature like a river or following a road.

• ones where the houses are spread out over a wide area.

An example of an Isolated/Walled settlement pattern would be...

• A busy and crowded city

• Red River Gorge

• Mr. Brewer's House

• A castle

A Dispersed settlement is...

• ones where the houses are grouped closely together.

• where the buildings are constructed in lines.

• ones that are built along a river or road.

• ones where the houses are spread out over a wide area.

A settlement built along the Ohio River could be considered a ______ settlement

• Nucleated

• Linear

• Canadian

• Dispersed

New York City and Los Angeles are both examples of _________ settlement patterns.

• Nucleated or Clustered

• Linear or Chain Village

• Big or Large

• Isolated or Walled

The home of a farmer would more than likely be located in which of these settlement patterns?

• Dispersed

• Nucleated

• Linear

• Alone

Early settlements would take on patterns based on the shape of the land around them.

• True

• False