Geo Part 2

Question 1

Functions of a settlement

Answer 1

The function of a settlemnt describes all the main activities that occur in it

Question 2

Settlements grouped by
6

Answer 2

1, residental
2, recreational
3, retail
4, government
5, entertainment
6, industrial

Question 3

Market towns:

Answer 3

Settlement where agricultural products were originally sold

Question 4

Mining towns

Answer 4

Settlemtns which grew up to house workers for mining opportunitites

Question 5

Industrial towns

Answer 5

Settlements which raw materials made into manufactured products

Question 6

Ports

Answer 6

Located in coast lines + rivers

Question 7

Commercial centres

Answer 7

Deal in commerce

Question 8

Residental

Answer 8

Mayority of residents live but not work

Question 9

Tourists resorts

Answer 9

People visit to exploit leasure + tourists facilitities

Question 10

Settlemnet hierchy

Answer 10

Arrangement of settlements in an order of importance

Question 11

Conurbation

Answer 11

Predominantly urban region icluding adjacent towns + surburbs

Question 12

Hamlet

Answer 12

Small village, often only including a handfull of houses

Question 13

Sphere of influence

Answer 13

The area that people travel from to use a service

Question 14

How to calculate the dependency ratio

Answer 14

N. Of dependants / working pop x 100

Question 15

Calculate pop density

Answer 15

N. Of people / land area

Question 16

Patterns of settlements

Answer 16

Dispersed, nucleated, linear

Question 17

Dispersed

Answer 17

When buildings of a settlemet are spread out

Question 18

Nucleated

Answer 18

Buildings of a settlement form a cluster

Question 19

Linear

Answer 19

Builidings form a “straight line” along roadm river

Question 20

Sphere influence= larger settlement

Answer 20

Greater sphere influence

Question 21

Threshold pop

Answer 21

The minimum n. of a potential custormers a shop/ service needs in order to be profitable, known as threshold pop.