Settlement hierachy

Question 1

settlement hierarchy

Answer 1

• arranges settlements in order of importance

- 3 different measures are often used

Question 2

measures of Settlement hierarchy

Answer 2

• the size in terms of population
• the range and number of services it provides
• the sphere of influence or catchment area

Question 3

hierarchy of settlements according to population size

Answer 3

1) Mega city
2) Millionaire city
3) city
4) Large town
5) Small town
6) Large village
7) small Village
8) Hamlet
9) Numerous isolated farms and buildings

Question 4

features of a mega city

Answer 4

• population : 10 million +
• Services: Multinational companies, airport
• e.g. Tokyo, shanghai

Question 5

features of a millionaire city

Answer 5

population : 1 million +

-Services: Theatre, premier league team, civil law court, underground-e.g. London

Question 6

features of a city

Answer 6

• population : up to a million

- Services: university, museums, cathedral-e.g. Birmingham, Hull, Manchester

Question 7

features of a large town

Answer 7

population : 10,000 - 100,000

-Services: Town hall, cinema, Dept store-e.g. Kingston upon Thames

Question 8

features of a small town

Answer 8

• population : 2,000 - 10,000

- Services: restaurants, newsagents, post office-e.g. hampton

Question 9

features of a large village

Answer 9

• population : 500 - 2,000

- Services : village shop, pubs, church-e.g. Painswick

Question 10

features of a small village

Answer 10

• population : 100 - 500

- Services: village pub-e.g. Clovelly, Devon

Question 11

features of a hamlet

Answer 11

population : 11- 100 -Services: maybe telephone

-e.g. neen savage, west fleetham

Question 12

services

Answer 12

• facilities provided for people e.g. shops,schools,hospitals, libraries etc… The number and range of services provided in a settlement increases with settlement size.
• Larger populations require more services

Question 13

sphere of influence

Answer 13

• the area from which people travel to use the settlement
• e.g. newsagents would have small spheres of influence, secondary schools larger and then hospitals have very large spheres of influence
• larger the settlement is the greater its sphere of influence is likely to be

Question 14

convenience goods

Answer 14

• something you can buy easily and for the same price all over the place

Question 15

comparison goods

Answer 15

• products that you might shop around for before going ahead and buying something