settlements Flashcards
what is a rural settlement
place where people settle or livev with scattered houses and limited services
what is an urban settlement
a settlement with high population and building density
describe dispersed settlement patterns
-spread out with low house density
-farms and isolated housing
-limited services
-tend to be rural
what are the factors that influence settlement patterns
both physical and human factors but mainly physical cause theyre harder to compensate
describe nucleated settlements
-formed around a focal point (eg castle or water source) then grown outward
-clustered and crowded
describe linear settlements
-usually based around physical features
-long and narrow
how are sites chosen
more thab 1 natural advantage from
-water source
-building material
-shelter
-good wood supply
define site
place where settlement grew from usually influenced by physical factors
why was sterling chosen as a suitable site
-extinct volcano which provides building materials
-has a castle which is a historical landmark and provides privacy and good viewpoint
-route center
-water source for transport and food source
whats a settlement function and what are the types of functions for settlement nowadays
settlement functions are its main activities. most settlements are usually multifunctional and change from their originaal purpose
what are the 9 different types of settlement functions
-route center
-commerical
-market town
-manufactoring
-port hub
-mining town
-residental
-tourist resort
administrative
what happens as you go up and down a settlement hierarchy
- as you go up the population and services increase
-as you go down population and services decrease
what is a sphere of influence
range of area that settlements serve
larger settlement with more services =_____
larger sphere of influence
what happens when settlements dont have a high population threshold
they wont have many services bc if they do it wont be efficient so people need to travel to larger settlements for services
what is meant by low,middle and high order
low order is products or services commonly found, ex;milk
high order products and services are expensive and harder to find
name and describe the 2 land use models
1- concentric ring model (CBD.transition,working class,middle class,rural urban fringe)
2-sector model
what are the issues of concentric ring model
-assumes flat land is everywhere
-doesnt consider that physical features can restrict growth
-services are spread out from resicendies
whatre the issues of sector model
-doesnt condiser that physical features restrict growth
-low class in middle class areas
-doesnt consider out of town development
what are the features of the central business distruct in glasgow
-high rise buildings
-crowded
-lots of services
-grid iron street pattern for easy access
why did they change the features of cbd in glasgow
-abadoned shops were revamped
-grid iron street pattern caused congestion so they made pedestrianised streets for safety
-increase in car ownership caused damaged
what are the features of glasgows inner city
-working class district
-close to cbd
-tennements
-old housing
what were the problems with glasgows tennements
-overcrowded made diseases easily spread
-chemical pollutants caused life expectancy to decrease
what is meant by urban sprawlt
the spreading out of urban settlements to nearby laand
