The four main types of settlements are urban, rural, compact and dispersed. Urban settlements are densely populated and are mostly not agricultural. There are 5 types of settlements classified according to their pattern: isolated, dispersed, nucleated and linear. Credit: An isolated settlement consists of a single farm or house far removed from any other, usually found in rural farming or hunting communities.
Settlements take a variety of forms when they form. The most common are dispersed, linear and nucleated.
