Settlement And Patterns Flashcards
Def. rural
Rural - a small settlement in the countryside with few people (hamlet or village)
Def. urban
Large built up area with large areas of land being used for housing (cities or towns)
Shape of nucleated settlements
Close together, Clustered together, surrounding a central point or a nucleus, usually a towns point of origin (town hall or church etc)
Shape of linear settlements
Built along a road or river; Physical restrictions like a coast line or mountain range
Shape of dispersed settlements
Scattered or far apart, isolated buildings, randomly located
Def. market town
Where goods produced in the surrounding areas are bought and sold
Def. port
Where goods are imported and exported by ship
Def. industrial town
Where many people work in factories, processing raw materials or assembling products
Def. tourist resort
A place which people visit to enjoy a vacation
Settlement hierarchy
Capital city
Regional centre
Large town
Small town
Village
Hamlet
Examples of high order servises
Restaurant and Museum/library
