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Settlement Flashcards

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Settlement

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A place where people live. A settlement may be as small as a single house in a remote area or as a large as a mega city (a city with over 10 million residents).

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Site

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The ground on which the settlement stands, in terms of its physical characteristics.

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Situation

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The location of the settlement relative to its surroundings, described in relation to other settlements, rivers, transport lines etc.

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Service

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A service is any activity that fulfils a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it.

(Services are often located in settlements).

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Function

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The function of a settlement of a settlement relates to its social and economic development and refers to its main activities.

Eg. Mining (Kiruna)

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Hierarchy

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Placing things in order of importance.

In settlement hierarchy this involves placing settlements in order from the largest population centre to the smallest population centre.

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Characteristics good sites have

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Defense
Aspect (shelter)
Dry point site
Bridging point
Flat land
Wet point site
Nodal point
Raw materials

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Defense - Site characteristics

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Settlements found on higher land (protection against enemey attack)

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Aspect (shelter) - Settlement characteristics

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South-facing slope will have more sun and protection from a cold northerly wind.

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Dry point site - Settlement characteristics

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Raised from surrounding area, meaning less likely to flood.

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Bridging point - Settlement characteristics

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Located at a narrow point on a river / stream, where it may be easier to cross.

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Flat land - Settlement characteristics

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Easy to build on and grow crops.

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Nodal point - Settlement characteristics

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Located where two natural routes meet.

eg. the confluence of two rivers.

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Wet point site - Settlement characteristics

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Near a river, for a constant water supply (and later transport)

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Raw materials - Settlement characteristics

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Close to raw materials, wood and stone, easily accessible.

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Dispersed pattern

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Isolated buildings are spread out across an area, usually separated by a few hundred metres with no central focus.

Typically an area containing buildings rather than a single settlement. Population is sparse + usually no services.

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Where do dispersed settlements usually occur in?

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  • Remote or mountainous regions
  • Areas where the land is predominantly used for agriculture
  • Areas with limited job opportunities
  • Locations with few, if any, job opportunities
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Linear settlement pattern

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Occurs in a line or arc shape. They typically follow a road, valley or water body. This allows the settlement to utilise transport routes.

They can also occur along valley floors where the sides are very steep.

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Nucleated settlement pattern

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Occurs in a circular shape with buildings mainly concentrated around a common centre such as a road junction, park or service area. Most large cities are nucleated indicating they are well planned.

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Why do nucleated settlement patterns occur?

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  • Flat relief which is easy to build on
  • The site has a bridging point
  • The site is a good defensive position
  • A good water supply
  • No restrictions to development in any direction
  • Good job opportunities
  • Effective public services
  • Good transport links
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Examples of settlement functions

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  • Mining town
  • Tourist resort
  • Residential
  • Administration
  • Commercial
  • Route centre
  • Manufacturing
  • Port
  • Cultural / Religious
  • Market twon
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Hierarchy of settlement

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Largest settlement
…
Conurbation
City
Large town
Small town
Village
Hamlet
Isolated dwelling
… Smallest settlement

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Low order goods/ services (settlement)

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Convenience goods or services such as milk or bread.

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High order goods / services (settlement)

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Comparison goods or services such as TVs and laptops.

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Range (settlement)

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How far someone is willing to travel for a particular good or service.

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Threshold population (settlement)

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The number of people needed to sustain a service.

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Sphere of influence (settlement)

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The area surrounding a settlement that is affected by the settlement’s activities.

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Dormitory settlements (settlement)

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Anomalous settlements with a high number of residents but not many services.

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Factors affecting the size of the sphere of influence

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  • Competition from nearby settlements
  • Funciton of the settlement
  • Transport facilities
  • Population size of the settlement and its surrounding area
  • Functions of nearby settlements
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Modern shopping

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High order centre

Regional shopping centre and out of town superstores
CBD

Middle order

Secondary centres
Suburban parades

Low order

Corner shops

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Urbanisation

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The increase in the proportion fo people living in towns nd cities (eg. industrial revolution)

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Suburbunisation

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Urban areas spread outwards as railway lines allowed people to live further from work

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Counterurbanisation

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People leave urban areas to move to smaller settlements outside the city (better living quality)

–> Railway lines + good transport allow this to happen (commuting into cities)

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Rural-urban fringe

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Transition to city to countryside.

Can contain…

  • Fields
  • Large-scale manufacturing
  • Sometimes malls (if good transport)
  • Golf courses
  • Airports
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Reurbanisation

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People beign to return to urban areas due to redevelopment, reduction in crime and new housing.

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Urban sprawl

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The spread of an urban area into what used to be countryside.

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Positive impacs of urban sprawl on the Rural-Urban fringe.

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  • Cheap land
  • Easy to develop
  • Landowners gain a profit from selling land
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Negative impacs of urban sprawl on the Rural-Urban fringe.

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  • Need to update infrastructure (eg. public transport/ healthcare)
  • Not as much infiltration (due to concrete)
  • Land for recreation/ leisure (eg. hiking) = Lost
  • Landowners may be driven out due to rising prices.
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Advantages of brownfield development

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  • Easier to get planning permission from councils
  • Infrastructure alread there
  • Less urban sprawl/ habitat destruction
  • Roads already in place
  • Brings derelict areas back in use
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Disasdvantages of brownfield development

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  • Contaminated land (needs to be cleaned –> expensive)
  • Higher land costs nearer to the CBD
  • Environmental survey has to be carried out –> time consuming.
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Advantages of greenfield development

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  • Land = Cheaper to buy + develop
  • Built in areas with low congestion on roads/ pollution
  • Developers can include car parks + parks
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Disadvantages of greenfield development

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  • Can damage environment + habitats
  • Can encourage urban sprawl
  • Infrastructure (eg. electricity lines/healthcare/roads)
  • Create noise pollution during construction (annoying for local people)

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