Settlements Flashcards
What are settlements?
Settlements are places where people live.
Name 2 types of settlements.
Rural and Urban settlements
Give 2 differences of rural and urban settlements
- Bigger than rural
- More buildings and roads than rural
What are two examples of Urban settlements
Towns and cities
Where do people work in urban areas
Offices and buildings
True or false, if false correct the statement
Factories are grouped in living areas
False, they are grouped in industrial areas
What’s and area where land is used for a special purpose called
Land use area
What does CBD stand for
Central business District
Explain a CBD area
Middle of urban settlement
Busy streets, many shops and offices
Transport areas
Government buildings are in this area
Explain and describe light industry
Small buildings, don’t use heavy machines or bulky resources
E.g. food processing
Explain and describe heavy industry
Occupy bigger buildings and land, bully and heavy resources
E.g. Oil refining
Explain and describe residential areas
Largest area of most cities, live in residential areas,
High-income residential areas have big houses and gardens
Low-income residential areas have small houses and gardens
People crowd into low-income areas
Residential areas that are away from the CBD are suburbs
Explain and describe shopping centres
Most middle and high-income residential areas have shopping centres
Places with shops and services
A lot of space around building for cars and transport
Explain and describe Services and recreation areas
Service- job people do for others
E.g. taxi driver
Reaction is parks
Name 5 types of urban settlements
CBD
Light and heavy industry
Residential areas
Shopping centres
Services and recreation
What are rural settlements
Places with villages and farms
What jobs do people do in rural areas
Farming, mining, fishing
Explain and describe farming settlements
They are settlements where the main occupation is producing food from the land
People may live on individual farms
Fields around farms and villages
Explain and describe mining settlements
Many who live in this settlement work in the mines
Explain and describe forestry
People plant forests to supply wood, wood is important as it’s used in building industry and for making paper
Some settlements develop around saw mills and paper mills
Explain and describe fishing
Main occupation for people in this area is to fish and process fish
True or false
Some rural settlements become urban settlements
True
