settlement

Question 1

What are the three patterns of settlement?

Answer 1

• Dispersed, linear, and nucleated

-These patterns describe the arrangement of settlements in relation to each other and their environment.

Question 2

What physical factors influence the sites, growth, and functions of settlements?

Answer 2

-Relief, soil, water supply

-These factors determine the suitability of a location for settlement and its potential for growth.

Question 3

What other factors influence the sites, growth, and functions of settlements?

Answer 3

-Accessibility, resources

-These factors can greatly affect the development and sustainability of a settlement.

Question 4

What is meant by the hierarchy of settlements?

Answer 4

-Rank of settlements based on order and services

-High-, middle-, and low-order settlements provide different levels of services to their populations.

Question 5

What is the sphere of influence?

Answer 5

-Area served by a settlement’s services

-The sphere of influence indicates how far people will travel for services.

Question 6

What is the threshold population?

Answer 6

-Minimum population needed to support a service

-This concept is crucial for understanding the viability of services in a settlement.

Question 7

What are the main land use zones in urban areas?

Answer 7

-Central Business District (CBD), residential areas, industrial areas, rural-urban fringe

-These zones reflect the organization of urban land and its various functions.

Question 8

What are the effects of rapid urban growth on land use?

Answer 8

-Urban sprawl, changes in land use

-Rapid growth can lead to the expansion of urban areas into surrounding regions, affecting land use.

Question 9

What problems do urban areas face?

Answer 9

-Air, noise, water, visual pollution, inequality, housing issues, traffic congestion

-These issues stem from rapid urbanization and require targeted solutions.

Question 10

What are some potential solutions to urban problems?

Answer 10

-Improved infrastructure, sustainable planning, public transportation

-Solutions vary depending on the specific urban issue being addressed.

Question 11

Identify one impact of urban growth on rural areas.

Answer 11

-Rural depopulation

-As people move to cities, rural areas may experience a decline in population and resources.

Question 12

What are squatter settlements?

Answer 12

-Informal housing areas typically lacking basic services

-These settlements often arise in rapidly urbanizing regions, particularly in developing countries.

Question 13

What characteristics define a rapidly growing urban area in a developing country?

Answer 13

-High population growth, informal housing, inadequate infrastructure

-These areas often struggle with the challenges of urbanization due to limited resources.

Question 14

What are some strategies to reduce the negative impacts of urbanization?

Answer 14

-Sustainable urban planning, investment in public services, community engagement

-Effective strategies can mitigate the adverse effects of rapid urban growth.

Question 15

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the area served by a settlement’s services.

Answer 15

sphere of influence

Question 16

True or False: The threshold population is the maximum population needed to support a service.

Answer 16

False

The threshold population refers to the minimum required, not the maximum.

Question 17

what are high order settlements

Answer 17

settlements usually towns or cities which provide goods and services that are bought infrequently and that are expensive so people ate willing to travel a way to by or use them

Question 18

what is a site?

Answer 18

the physical characteristics of the area

Question 19

settlement

Answer 19

any form of permanent place of residence

Question 20

what is a situation

Answer 20

the situation of a settlement describes the location of the settlement in relation to other neighbouring settlements and transport routes

Question 21

nucleated settlements

Answer 21

made up of a cluster of building usually around a central point
e.g a bridge over a river

Question 22

linear settlement

Answer 22

long and thin, developed along a road or river valley or in an area where flat land is limited

Question 23

dispersed settlement

Answer 23

farms, isolated buildings that are scattered across the countryside and surrounded by farmland

Question 24

what is conurbation

Answer 24

extended urban area typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities

Question 25

rural urban fringe

Answer 25

where tervuren area meets the rural countryside at the edge of a town or city

Question 26

bid rent curve

Answer 26

a chart explaining land costs getting cheaper as you move away from the CBD

Question 27

gentrification

Answer 27

process of converting and urban neighbourhood from a predominantly low income renter occupied to a predominantly middle call owner occupied area

Question 28

counter urbanisation

Answer 28

when large number of people move from urban area into surrounding countryside’s or rural areas

Question 29

self help scheme

Answer 29

small scale schemes which allow residents to help improve their local area

Question 30

self helps schemes

Answer 30

this so where the government provide building materials and the local residents provide the labour to build the house

Question 31

site and service schematic

Answer 31

•local gov provides land and built new roads with electricity and water connections
• local residents are given or sold plot on land that they can build their houses on
• Some site and service schemes will have the build housing sold to poor low income families

Question 32

Rural de population

Answer 32

rural depopulation is usually when numbers of working each people migrate from the countryside to earn more money in the city. They leave behind the old and young.

Question 33

Micro finance

Answer 33

provision of small loans and other financial services to individuals and small businesses and developing countries