rural settlements Flashcards
1
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characteristics of rural settlements (6)
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- small population
- most people living there live off kand
- more young children and old ppl live there cuz young adults left for work
- far away from urban settlements
- electricity, water, health care not always available
- 4/10 SA people live in RA
2
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types of rural settlements (2)
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- isolated and dispersed
- clustered/nucleated
3
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(economic) types of rural areas (4)
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- farming/agriculture
- mining
- fishing
- forestry
4
Q
farming / agriculture rural settlements (3)
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- ppl depend of farming for living
- families can live in these settlements for generations
- can be a one family or whole village
5
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mining settlements (4)
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- taken place where there are minerals
- found in remote places
- people are employed to work underground and others to support miners
- small mining settlements can become cities (kimberly, joburg)
6
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forestry rural settlements (4)
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- takes place mainly in kzn, eastern cape, mpumalanga
- plantations and natural forests
- trees give us wood, fuel, medicine
- workers live in the rural settlements
7
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fishing rural settlements
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- primary activity
- taken directly from sea
- subsistence or commercial
- fish driers and packagers can have jobs in these settlements
