What is the most common settlement pattern in the world?


What is the most common settlement pattern in the world? Dispersed, linear and nucleated are the most common. A dispersed pattern is where isolated buildings are spread out across an area, usually separated by a few hundred metres with no central focus.


What is the largest form of settlement?

Megalopolis or Megacity ? a supercity consists of a group of conurbations, containing more than ten million residents in total. Conurbation or Global city ? an extremely large city consists of a group of metropolises, containing between three and ten million residents.