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V. Settlement Patterns and Urban-Rural Connection
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About half of the world's population still lives in rural regions dominated by agriculture. The architecture of these settlements varies from place to place, although it is possible to see broad patterns. The building materials reflect local conditions as well as the availability of commercially produced items from elsewhere. The relationship between the form and function of architecture is quite visible in certain areas. Because most agriculturists live in villages, it is important to view in some detail the nature of these rural settlement patterns.
Villages are frequently referred to as nucleated settlements. This is in contrast to a dispersed settlement. The basic pattern in the Midwest, this kind of settlement consists of individual farmhouses separated from one another and individual farmers living on their own property.
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