1.5 Settlements And Service Provision Definitions Flashcards
Dispersed settlement
When a farms or houses are set among their fields or spread along roads
Nucleated settlement
Houses and buildings are tightly clustered around central feature
Linear Pattern
Settlements are found along a geographical feature such as a river Valley or a major transport route
Sure
The actual land on which a settlement is built
Situation
The relationship between a settlement and its surrounding area
Low order functions
Basic functions found in smaller settlements ie hamlets
High order functions
More specialised functions and services found in larger settlements
Range of a good
The max distance a person is prepared to travel to buy a good
Threshold population
Minimum number of people needed to support a good or service
Sphere of influence
The area that the settlement serves
Urban land use
Activates such as industry housing and commerce that may be found in towns and cities
Central business district
Area of urban settlement where most of commercial activity takes place
Suburbs
Outer part of urban settlement generally consisting of residential housing and shops of a low order
Rural- urban fringe
Boundary of town / city where new building is changing land use from rural to urban
Urban sprawl
Occurs when urban areas continue to grow without any form of planning
