Hmm, having all of the starting resources all squished together at the very edge of the starting area seemed unlikely enough that I thought it might be a bug rather than just chance (though regardless, it's not especially impactful since it's immediately obvious, so you can just start a new game ...

Had a weird map where all the starting resources were squished together, with a biter nest right next to them:

https://i.imgur.com/aco38wz.png

(Side note, if you want a challenge, this might be the map for you :P)

Started a new single player freeplay game; settings were "Death world marathon ...