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A toposheet shows a settlement pattern in which houses lie strung out along a road. Name the pattern and give one reason for it.
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Answer
It is a linear settlement. Houses follow the line of a road, a river bank, a canal or a ridge because that is where movement, water or dry ground is available.
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Explanation
Nucleated, dispersed and radial are the other common patterns.
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