Topic 5.2 Settlement Patterns & Survey Methods

Question 1

Clustered

Answer 1

a type of settlement pattern in whcih several families live in close proximity to each other. this was typical in the early American colonies

Question 2

Dispersed

Answer 2

a type of settlement pattern in whcih homesteads/farms are far apart from each other. this was typical with Westward Expansion

Question 3

Linear

Answer 3

a type of settlement pattern in which homesteads/farms are arranged in a line, often along a road or river

Question 4

Long Lot

Answer 4

a survey system in which the lot extends back from a river or road. the lot is usually longer than it is wide

Question 5

Metes and Bounds

Answer 5

a survey system that uses features such as streams, boulders, and trees to mark property boundaries

Question 6

Township and Range

Answer 6

a survey system which divides most of the country’s territory into a grid of square-shaped townships that are 6 square miles