Settlement

Question 1

Accessible

Answer 1

The ease with which a place or location can be reached from other places or locations.

Question 2

Comparative goods (High order goods)

Answer 2

Specialised goods that require some decision making before they are bought. They are not required on a regular basis therefore people are prepared to travel great distances to obtain them

Question 3

Convenience goods (Low order goods)

Answer 3

Goods that are relatively cheap, easy to obtain and required on a regular basis.

Question 4

Dry-point site

Answer 4

A settlement site that is chosen in an attempt to avoid water, because of the danger of flooding.

Question 5

Function

Answer 5

The reason for or the purpose of a settlement’s existence. The way in which people who live there make a living.

Question 6

High-order centres