Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods Practice Flashcards

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers land-use patterns, various rural settlement styles (clustered, dispersed, linear), and rural survey methods (Long Lot, Metes and Bounds, Township and Range) based on the lecture notes.

Land-Use Pattern

Refers to the way in which land is used within a given area, including the types of land uses present (residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and natural) and their spatial arrangement.

Market Demand

The total quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase, which can drive the development of certain types of land, such as residential areas.

Natural Resources

Materials or substances occurring in nature such as water, fertile soil, and timber that can be exploited for economic gain and influence the use of land.

Transportation

The movement of people, animals, and goods through various modes; its availability and cost determine the feasibility of using land for specific purposes.

Environmental Factors

Elements within the environment, such as climate, topography, and natural hazards like flooding, that can affect the use of land or harm organisms.

Rural Settlement Pattern

The distribution or arrangement of homes, farms, villages, and towns in areas outside of urban centers, representing how people organize living spaces in non-urban environments.

Dispersed Settlement Pattern

A type of settlement characterized by a low population density and a scattered distribution of homes and other structures where farmers live on individual, isolated farms.

Nucleated Settlements

Settlements characterized by a higher population density and a more concentrated grouping of structures.

Linear Settlement Pattern

A type of spatial distribution where buildings and structures are arranged in a long, narrow configuration along a transportation corridor such as a road, river, or canal.

Clustered Settlement Pattern

An agriculture-based community settlement where families live in close proximity to each other, with houses and farm buildings surrounded by fields.

Long Lot Survey Method

A method which divides land into narrow parcels stretching back from resources like rivers, roads, or canals, ensuring equal access for all lots.

Metes and Bounds Survey Method

A method that defines land boundaries using natural features (streams, trees), directions, and distances.

Metes

A specific, measured boundary used within the metes and bounds survey method.

Bounds

A general boundary used in the metes and bounds survey method, such as waterways, walls, or existing buildings.

Township and Range Survey Method

A system established by the Land Ordinance of $1785$ that divides land into $6$-mile square blocks (townships) and then into $36$ separate $1$-mile square blocks (range).