MENTION ALL THE TYPES OF SETTLEMENTS.
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Answer:
As settlements develop and grow, they form identifiable settlement patterns which we have explained in detail below. You can see the different settlement patterns complete with illustrations and defintions. Best identified from the air, we look at: linear settlements, nucleated settlements and dispersed settlements. Read on to see if you can identify these settlements from the air too.
Explanation:
What is a settlement pattern?
A settlement pattern refers to the shape of the settlement as seen from above. The shapes of early settlements were influenced by the surrounding landscape. They were also shaped by other factors such as who owned the land and whether the land was good for building on or not. Some examples of settlement patterns include, nucleated settlements, linear settlements and dispersed settlements.
Nucleated Settlements
Definition of a nucleated settlement:
Nucleated settlements are ones where the houses are grouped closely together, often around a central feature like a church, pub or village green. New settlements that are planned often have a nucleated pattern.
Example of a nucleated settlement:
Little Thetford in England.
Other names for nucleated setlement:
clustered settlement.
Definition of a linear settlement:
Linear settlements are settlements where the buildings are constructed in lines, often next to a geographical feature like a lake shore, a river or following a road.
Where linear settlements follow a road, the road often predates the settlement.
Example of a linear settlement:
Champlain, Quebec, Canada is an example of a linear settlement.
Other names for linear settlement:
Chain village or ribbon development.