Introduction To Settlement/ Urbanisation

Question 1

What is settlement?

Answer 1

Where people live

Question 2

What were the first settlers influenced by?

Answer 2

Basic needs and communication

Question 3

What is population distribution?

Answer 3

The spread of where people live

Question 4

What is population density?

Answer 4

How many people live in an area; it’s often measured by the number of people living in 1km²

Question 5

What is urbanisation?

Answer 5

The growth of settlements

Question 6

What’s the population density in rural and urban areas?

Answer 6

There’s low population density in rural and high population density in urban areas

Question 7

What are the functions of urban settlements?

Answer 7

Market, defence, resource, religious, port, industrial, residential, transport, tourism and recreation

Question 8

What are the causes of urbanisation?

Answer 8

The Industrial Revolution, factories and houses setting up on the outskirts of town, urban areas have many services/ employment and the leisure

Question 9

What are some solutions to urban decay?

Answer 9

Urban renewal and redevelopment

Question 10

What are some solutions to crime?

Answer 10

Garda and neighbourhood watch groups

Question 11

What are some solutions to housing?

Answer 11

Restrict RNB’s an provide more services for the homeless