AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CH 19 n CLASS NOTES

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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CH. 19 n CLASS NOTES 15 o Landscapes of Settlement

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CH. 19 n CLASS NOTES 15 o Landscapes of Settlement

Nature of Human Settlements • Type of Shelters describe region and its culture •

Nature of Human Settlements • Type of Shelters describe region and its culture • See Social Order, Econ. Opps. , Needs, Relationship to Env.

 • Form – • Architecture speaks to culture and transitions • Function –

• Form – • Architecture speaks to culture and transitions • Function – • See Social Values & Econ. Needs • Materials – • See resources of region • Spacing – see how land groups are organized

 • Dispersed Settlement – • Houses spread out (low pop. density) • Nucleated

• Dispersed Settlement – • Houses spread out (low pop. density) • Nucleated (Agglomerated) Settlement – • Compact, closely packed settlement

Dispersed Settlement

Dispersed Settlement

Nucleated Settlement

Nucleated Settlement

 • Communal living >>> single family structures • Buildings for functions • Communities

• Communal living >>> single family structures • Buildings for functions • Communities become highly organized • Rules, jobs, status

Mr. Lane’s House

Mr. Lane’s House

 • Functional Difference – • Buildings used for different purposes • Stores, livestock,

• Functional Difference – • Buildings used for different purposes • Stores, livestock, storage, worship

Changing Residential Traditions (see in Book!! Pg. 288 -290) • • Unchanged -Traditional Dwellings

Changing Residential Traditions (see in Book!! Pg. 288 -290) • • Unchanged -Traditional Dwellings Modified -Traditional Modernized -Traditional Modern

Diffusion of House Types in USA • Colonial Era Regions: • New England •

Diffusion of House Types in USA • Colonial Era Regions: • New England • Mid-Atlantic • Southern Tidewater (see MAP p. 293) • 3 Folk-Housing Regions in USA East Coast to Miss. River -prevelent housing styles

New England

New England

Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic

Southern Tidewater

Southern Tidewater

 • Maladaptive Diffusion – • Style built where it doesn’t belong (image over

• Maladaptive Diffusion – • Style built where it doesn’t belong (image over practicality)

Settlement TYPES (SIZE) • Purposely grouped, organized clusters of houses & buildings • Hamlet

Settlement TYPES (SIZE) • Purposely grouped, organized clusters of houses & buildings • Hamlet – smallest of such clusters • Maybe only dozen buildings • Village – not more than 2, 500 people

In Order… smallest to largest • • • Hamlet Village Town City (Mega-City) Megalopolis

In Order… smallest to largest • • • Hamlet Village Town City (Mega-City) Megalopolis

Hamlet

Hamlet

Village

Village

5 Settlement Forms (ORG) (p. 295) • • • Linear Cluster Round Walled Grid

5 Settlement Forms (ORG) (p. 295) • • • Linear Cluster Round Walled Grid (most common)

Linear –lands extend outward from single road

Linear –lands extend outward from single road

Cluster – random roads, buildings clustered together

Cluster – random roads, buildings clustered together

Round- buildings expand outward from central point

Round- buildings expand outward from central point

Vatican

Vatican

Walled – settlement protected by wall fortification

Walled – settlement protected by wall fortification

Grid – even N, S, E, W street patterns

Grid – even N, S, E, W street patterns

Boston (some Grid – some not!!!)

Boston (some Grid – some not!!!)

Paris (!!!)

Paris (!!!)

USA Patterns of Settlement (Map p. 297) • Cadastral System – Delineates property lines

USA Patterns of Settlement (Map p. 297) • Cadastral System – Delineates property lines regulated by law -Helps for taxation purposes -Verifies land value

 • Township-and-Range System – designed to disperse families evenly – rigid, grid-like pattern

• Township-and-Range System – designed to disperse families evenly – rigid, grid-like pattern on land (boxes) - impose uniformity

 • Long Lot System – divided land into narrow parcels stretching back from

• Long Lot System – divided land into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals

Long-Lots

Long-Lots

 • Metes & Bounds Survey System – Natural Features used to demarcate irregular

• Metes & Bounds Survey System – Natural Features used to demarcate irregular patterns of land