Settlement Flashcards
1
Q
Factors of settlement
A
Water
Food
Defence
Communication
2
Q
Linear settlement
A
Line along a routeway
3
Q
Nucleated settlement
A
Grouped together, resulting in villages and towns
4
Q
Dispersed settlement
A
Scattered, usually farmhouses.
5
Q
Primate city
A
Is a city that is twice as big as the second biggest city in the same country. Example, Dublin is twice as big as cork.
6
Q
What are the effects in settlement
A
Altitude
Drainage
Bridging point
Land quality
7
Q
Poulder
A
Areas of land reclaimed from the sea
8
Q
What is settlement on a poulder called
A
Planned radial pattern
9
Q
Decentralisation
A
Moving some economic activities from Dublin to other parts of the country in other to promote economic activity worldwide
