Geo Part 2 Flashcards
Functions of a settlement
The function of a settlemnt describes all the main activities that occur in it
Settlements grouped by
6
1, residental
2, recreational
3, retail
4, government
5, entertainment
6, industrial
Market towns:
Settlement where agricultural products were originally sold
Mining towns
Settlemtns which grew up to house workers for mining opportunitites
Industrial towns
Settlements which raw materials made into manufactured products
Ports
Located in coast lines + rivers
Commercial centres
Deal in commerce
Residental
Mayority of residents live but not work
Tourists resorts
People visit to exploit leasure + tourists facilitities
Settlemnet hierchy
Arrangement of settlements in an order of importance
Conurbation
Predominantly urban region icluding adjacent towns + surburbs
Hamlet
Small village, often only including a handfull of houses
Sphere of influence
The area that people travel from to use a service
How to calculate the dependency ratio
N. Of dependants / working pop x 100
Calculate pop density
N. Of people / land area
Patterns of settlements
Dispersed, nucleated, linear
Dispersed
When buildings of a settlemet are spread out
Nucleated
Buildings of a settlement form a cluster
Linear
Builidings form a “straight line” along roadm river
Sphere influence= larger settlement
Greater sphere influence
Threshold pop
The minimum n. of a potential custormers a shop/ service needs in order to be profitable, known as threshold pop.
