Question

What are the types of settlement patterns?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Define settlements
• Mention the settlement patterns

Solution:
Settlements refer to groups of houses or dwellings that humans live in.

• Nucleated settlement:
  • Close settlements that are often clustered around a central point
  • Observed in important villages based on function, size, and facilities
• Dispersed settlement:
  • Called scattered settlements
  • Huts scattered over a large area
  • Pattern associated with sparse population
• Linear settlement:
  • Called ribbon settlements
  • Settlements strung out along a road, canal, or stream
  • Gradually develop into trading centres.