Which settlement pattern is described as outside of the city, low in density, and containing types such as clustered, dispersed, and linear?

Which settlement pattern is described as outside of the city, low in density, and containing types such as clustered, dispersed, and linear?

• A. Rural settlement pattern
• B. Clustered settlement pattern
• C. Dispersed settlement pattern
• D. Urban settlement pattern

Answer: (A)

Rural settlement patterns describe communities located outside urban cores with low population density. In rural areas you can see different forms of layout, including clustered (nucleated) settlements where houses group around a center, dispersed settlements where homes sit apart across farmland, and linear settlements where buildings line up along a road, river, or valley. The description in the question—outside the city, low density, with these forms—fits this broad rural category, since urban patterns are dense, centered in a city, and not described by those spread-out forms. The emphasis on being outside the city and having low density is the key that makes the rural pattern the best match.

Rural settlement patterns describe communities located outside urban cores with low population density. In rural areas you can see different forms of layout, including clustered (nucleated) settlements where houses group around a center, dispersed settlements where homes sit apart across farmland, and linear settlements where buildings line up along a road, river, or valley. The description in the question—outside the city, low density, with these forms—fits this broad rural category, since urban patterns are dense, centered in a city, and not described by those spread-out forms. The emphasis on being outside the city and having low density is the key that makes the rural pattern the best match.