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In the process of development, settlements usually change their shape and size. Thus settlements grow in different forms called settlement patterns. Settlement patterns are determined by the arrangement or layout of buildings within a settlement. There can be different types of settlement patterns. They are 1. Compacted or nucleated settlement pattern 2. Linear settlement pattern 3. Dispersed settlement pattern. ? Compact or nucleated settlements are where buildings cluster together for economic and social purposes. These settlements developed for security purposes. They are along river confluences, major crossroads and along major transport routes. ? Linear settlement are built along main lines of communications such as highways, roads and railways along narrow valleys and. Dispersed settlements are built is a scattered way. Such settlements can be found in difficult terrain, or places with a harsh climate or poor soils. Forests, mountainous areas and less fertile areas have this type of settlement.
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