1. Settlement patterns Settlement patterns are settlements cluster in various shapes and sizes.

2. Dispersed Settlements A dispersed settlement refers to the scattering of houses over a large area.

4. Occur in rural areas

5. Develop in hilly areas, extensive flatlands or rolling plains

6. Linear Settlements A linear settlement pattern refers to the grouping of houses along a line.

7. Tend to follow roads, railway tracks, along the coast or river

8. Provide good transport and communication network

9. Nucleated Settlements A nucleated settlement pattern refers to the grouping of many houses around a centre called a nucleus.

10. Developed at road intersections, focal points of an area or confluences of rivers

11. Grow in size to form a market town in the rural area.

12. Towns and cities may develop into urban centres and increase in number of functions