AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 5.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.2 of AP Human Geography – Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods.
Questions List
Topic 5.2
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: PSO-5.B.2
What is a clustered settlement pattern?
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Topic 5.2: Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods
Learning Objective: PSO-5.B
Identify different rural settlement patterns and methods of surveying rural settlements.
Essential Knowledge: PSO-5.B.1
Specific agricultural practices shape different rural land-use patterns.
Essential Knowledge: PSO-5.B.2
Rural settlement patterns are classified as clustered, dispersed, or linear.
Essential Knowledge: PSO-5.B.3
Rural survey methods include metes and bounds, township and range, and long lot.