Land-Use Patterns & Agriculture (College Board AP® Human Geography): Flashcards
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What are the three rural settlement patterns?
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What are the three rural settlement patterns?
The three rural settlement patterns are clustered, dispersed, and linear.
Define clustered settlement.
A clustered settlement is a nucleated pattern in which homes and businesses are tightly packed together around a central point.
Define dispersed settlement.
A dispersed settlement is characterized by individual farmhouses located far apart from one another.
Define linear settlement.
A linear settlement follows major roads or canals, with homes and businesses arranged along transportation routes such as rivers or main roads.
Which settlement pattern is characteristic of intensive agriculture in LDCs?
Clustered settlements are characteristic of villages in less developed countries with intensive agricultural practices.
What are the three main rural survey methods?
The three survey methods are metes and bounds, township and range, and long lots.
Define metes and bounds.
Metes and bounds is a British survey system that uses the land's physical features to identify property lines.
Define township and range.
Township and range is a survey method used by American settlers moving west that divided the land into roughly equal square segments.
Define long lots.
Long lots are narrow plots of land that extend back from a river or other major transportation route.
Where in the United States can long lots be found?
Long lots can be found in Louisiana along the Mississippi River.
The survey method tends to produce irregularly shaped borders.
The metes and bounds survey method tends to produce irregularly shaped borders.
True or False?
Township and range survey methods coincide with dispersed settlement patterns.
True.
Township and range survey methods coincide with dispersed settlement patterns, while long lots coincide with linear and metes and bounds with nucleated patterns.
How can agricultural production affect the physical landscape?
Agricultural production affects the physical landscape through deforestation, terraced farming, and irrigation practices.
Which region of the United States is typical of dispersed settlement patterns?
The western United States is typical of dispersed settlement patterns.
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