Settlement (2) Key Words

Question 0

Dispersed settlement

Answer 0

spread out; small settlements (farms and hamlets) dotted around the countryside

Question 1

Nucleated settlement

Answer 1

clustered; houses, farms and buildings grouped together into villages

Question 2

Linear settlement

Answer 2

houses and buildings located along a road, river or canal; common in steep-sided narrow valleys

Question 3

Settlement function

Answer 3

the purpose of a settlement - why it is there and the “work” that it does, e.g. residential, industrial, commercial,and educational functions. Many large towns are multi-functional

Question 4

Settlement hierarchy

Answer 4

the arrangement of settlements in an order of importance. This is usually based on the size of area and population, the number of services/functions and the relative sphere of influence

Question 5

Sphere of influence

Answer 5

the area served by a particular settlement

Question 6

Threshold

Answer 6

the minimum number of people needed to sustain a good or service

Question 7

Range

Answer 7

the maximum distance that a customer is prepared to travel in order to obtain a good or service

Question 8

Effective area

Answer 8

floor space rather than ground space, because buildings in the CBD are usually several stories high

Question 9

PLVP

Answer 9

Peak Land Value Point - this is the part of the city where the land values are at their most expensive

Question 10

Distance decay

Answer 10

the concept of land values falling as distance from the city centre increases