Settlement Patterns And Functions

Question 1

Settlement function

Answer 1

The reason why a town was first built

Question 2

Settlement pattern

Answer 2

The shape of the settlement.

Question 3

Dispersed

Answer 3

This is web the buildings are all spread out as it is hard to build on in equal surfaces. This layout is usually found in the countryside.

Question 4

Nucleated

Answer 4

This is when the buildings are built quite close together as it is was good for protection ‘back in the day’. These settlements/layouts were mostly used in towns.

Question 5

Linear

Answer 5

This is when the buildings in this pattern usually grow along a narrow straight taller were there is little space. They also might be found near a river.