Patterns+of+Settlement

Scattered settlement patterns •Dispersed settlements are made up of buildings scattered over a wide area. •Buildings may be separated by large spaces, farm land, or, forests. •In places where natural resources or fertile soil is limited, people spread out to ensure there is enough land to cultivate crops or to obtain resources from the ground. Linear settlement patterns •Linear settlements are located along main transport routes such as roads, railways, rivers and canals. •They are made up of individual buildings arranged in a linear pattern taking after the pattern of transport routes. •or Transport routes make traveling easy and also serve as a livelihood fthe people living in such settlements. Buildings arranged in a linear fashion along the river Nucleated settlement patterns •Nucleated settlements are made of buildings clustered together in a compact area, which is usually the meeting point of transport routes. •The buildings are clustered together so that resources such as water and electricity can be shared. •Sometimes this could also be due to a shortage of flat land for the buildings to spread out. Buildings clustered near a port.