Rural Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods Quiz

Which rural survey method utilizes landmarks and physical features to establish boundary lines, resulting in irregular shaped plots of land?

• Township and Range

• Metes and Bounds

• Long Lot

• Rectangles and grid system

Which rural survey method involves long strips of land that start at a river or lake with the intention of providing all landowners with equal access to resources and transportation?

• Rectangles and grid system

• Long Lot

• Metes and Bounds

• Township and Range

Which rural survey method was pioneered by Thomas Jefferson and utilizes a uniform survey method to keep track of land sales and purchases?

• Township and Range

• Metes and Bounds

• Long Lot

• Rectangles and grid system

Which rural settlement pattern is characterized by residents living in groups of homes in close proximity to one another, surrounded by farmland and pasture?

• Isolated

• Dispersed

• Linear

• Clustered

Which rural settlement pattern reflects individual values and ownership of land, with isolated and dispersed settlements over the land area?

• Isolated

• Clustered

• Linear

• Dispersed

Which rural settlement pattern is organized along a line, typically associated with a transportation system or physical feature like a river or coast?

• Linear

• Isolated

• Dispersed

• Clustered

Which country's rural survey method involves utilizing landmarks and physical features to establish boundary lines?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

• United States

Which country's rural survey method involves long strips of land that start at a river or lake?

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• United States

Which country's rural survey method was pioneered by Thomas Jefferson and utilizes a uniform survey method?

• Great Britain

• United States

• France

• Spain

Which rural survey method results in irregular shaped plots of land?

• Rectangles and grid system

• Township and Range

• Metes and Bounds

• Long Lot