Settlement Flashcards
What is a settlement?
A settlement is a dwelling (home) or group of dwellings where people live.
What is a settlement function?
The functions of a settlement are the things that happen there the most. A lot of settlements have more than one function. The function of a settlement may also change over time.
What is an administrative function?
A number of settlements have their main function as administrative. These settlements are often county towns that employ a large number of people as civil servants and are centres of local government.
What is the function of a market centre?
The main function of a market centre is to provide services for the local area.
What is a residential function?
A major function of many settlements is to give people a place to live.
What is the strategic function in settlement?
The settlements are built in a number of different locations that used the physical geography to protect them from the attack.
What is the industrial function?
The main function of industrial settlements was to provide jobs in secondary industry.
What are some settlement patterns called?
Dispersed, Linear and Nucleated are some examples of different types of patterns.
What does Dispersed in a settlement pattern mean?
Spread out.
What does Linear in a settlement pattern mean?
In a line.
What does nucleated in a settlement pattern mean?
Close together, clustered.
Give me some facts about the dispersed pattern.
-Found in upland areas.
-Buildings are spread out.
-Many dispersed settlements comprise of farms.
Give me some facts about the linear pattern.
-Buildings are built in a line.
-This could be along a river valley, road or railway.
Give me some facts about the nucleated pattern.
-Buildings are grouped together.
-Early settlers grouped together for protection.
-Found in flat, lowland areas.
What is a settlement hierarchy?
Settlement hierarchy is a way of arranging settlements in order according to:
-the population of the settlement or…
-the number of services and functions the settlement has, or…
-the area the settlement covers.
Describe to me what a hamlet is, as well as its function.
It is a small cluster of houses. It usually has no functions although possibly with a post box.
Describe to me what a village is, as well as its function.
A village can vary in size, but it usually has up to a few thousand people. Its function could be either a shop, church, post office, a village hall and possibly a primary school.
Describe to me what a town is, as well as its function.
it has a population of several tens of thousands of people. Its function is the same as a village’s but they have chain stores and other famous shops. They may have a railway station, hospital, sports centre and secondary schools.
Describe to me what a city is, as well as its function.
A city has a population of more than 100,000 people (with the exception of some “Cathedral Cities”). Their functions are the same as the town’s, the hamlet’s and the village’s. It may also have a large shopping centre, railway station, theatre and possibly an airport.
Describe to me what a Conurbation is, as well as its function.
A conurbation is formed by the outward growth of a city capturing once separate villages and towns to form a large “Continuous urban region”. Its function include all the functions of towns, villages, hamlets and cities.
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the rise in percentage of people living in urban areas in comparison to rural areas.
What is the trouble with urbanisation with MEDCs?
Urbanisation can cause problems like transport congestion, lack of sufficient housing , over-rapid growth and environmental degradation
What is sustainable development?
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
