Rural Settlements and Land Surveying Flashcard

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What is a clustered settlement?

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A collection of people and buildings in a rural setting where the homes and farm structures are close to each other.

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Which term describes a rural settlement pattern consisting of isolated farms?

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Dispersed settlement

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What is land surveying?

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The process in which the boundaries of a given area of land are delineated and recorded.

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What is a linear settlement?

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A rural village in which the homes and businesses are located along a single major road.

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What is the long lot system?

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A regional approach to land surveying, common in parts of Canada, Louisiana, and Texas, in which land is divided into thin areas beginning at waterways and roads.

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What is the metes and bounds system?

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A method of land surveying using natural geography and man-made features.

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What characterizes rural areas?

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Areas removed from the influence of large cities and characterized by large strips of land with relatively few buildings.

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What is squatting?

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The unlawful occupation of land or an uninhabited building.

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What is the township and range system?

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A United States land surveying method typically divided counties into square-shaped plots, called townships, that were usually 6-mile squares.

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What are land-use patterns?

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The way in which land is used within a given area.