Settlement and Land Use Quiz

What is a settlement?

• A place where animals live

• A place where people live and build homes

• A place where plants grow

• A forest area

Which of these is a type of rural settlement?

• Village

• City

• Town

• Suburb

Urban settlements are usually —

• Small with few buildings

• Large with many houses and industries

• Found in forests

• Used for farming only

Suburban settlements are found —

• In the middle of cities

• On the edge of big cities

• Deep in the forest

• Only near rivers

Which of these best describes a linear settlement pattern?

• Houses built in a line along a road or river

• Houses grouped closely together

• Houses scattered around

• Houses built underground

When houses are built close together, it is called a —

• Dispersed pattern

• Nucleated pattern

• Circular pattern

• Rural pattern

Which pattern is common in farming areas?

• Clustered pattern

• Linear pattern

• Dispersed pattern

• Urban pattern

Why do people choose to settle near water?

• To drink and use for farming

• To watch fish

• To build factories

• To plant trees only

Settlements help us understand —

• The way animals live

• How people organize their space

• The weather

• The color of soil

A large settlement with schools, roads, and industries is called —

• Rural

• Urban

• Suburban

• Dispersed