The term conurbation was coined by Patrick Geddes in 1915. Hence statement 2 is correct . Conurbation referred to a large area of urban development that resulted from the merging of originally separate towns or cities. Greater London, Manchester, Chicago and Tokyo are examples. Hence statement 1 is incorrect . T-shaped, Y-shaped, Cross-shaped or cruciform settlements : T -shaped settlements develop at tri-junctions of the roads while -shaped settlements emerge as the places where two roads converge on the third one and houses are built along these roads.