Rural Survey Methods and Settlement Patterns

Type of survey method used here?

• Long lot

• Metes and bounds

• Township and range

Type of survey method used here?

• Long lot

• Metes and bounds

• Township and range

Type of survey method used here?

• Long lot

• Metes and bounds

• Township and range

Type of survey method used here?

• Long lot

• Metes and bounds

• Township and range

As shown in this image, long lot survey often results in

• Clustered settlement

• Dispersed settlement

• Linear settlement

As shown in this image, township and range survey often results in

• Clustered settlement

• Dispersed settlement

• Linear settlement

The metes and bounds survey method was commonly used in

• American colonies

• Formerly French territory

• Areas added to the U.S. as a result of westward expansion

You might find evidence of long-lot survey methods and linear rural settlements in

• American Midwest

• American Northeast

• Formerly French territory of U.S. and Canada

Type of survey method used in Iowa

• Long lot

• Metes and bounds

• Township and range