Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes Chapter 11: Topic 5.2

Question 1

These settlements have groups of homes located near each other in a village and fostered a strong sense of place and often shared of services, such as schools. Villagers raised crops and animals in the fields and pastures around their settlements.

Answer 1

Clustered (Nucleated) Settlement

Question 2

Patterns in which farmers live in homes spread throughout the countryside (seen more commonly for North American farmers).

Answer 2

Dispersed Settlements

Question 3

Buildings and human activities are organized close to a body of water or along a transportation route.

Answer 3

Linear Settlements

Question 4

System that described plot boundaries. Metes are used for short distances and bounds are used for larger areas.

Answer 4

Metes and Bounds

Question 5

Created rectangular plots of consistent size. The government organized land into townships, areas 6 miles long and 6 miles wide. Each section consisted of 640 acres, and it could be divided into smaller lots. Because of this system, property boundaries in most of the land to the west of the Appalachian Mountains often contain squares or rectangles.

Answer 5

Public Land Survey (Township and Range System)

Question 6

Developed so many farmers could have some river frontage, farms were long, thin sections of land that ran perpendicular to a river. Ex: Quebec and Louisiana/

Answer 6

French Long-lot System