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Settlements Flashcards

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What are settlements?

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Settlements are places where people live.

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Name 2 types of settlements.

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Rural and Urban settlements

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Give 2 differences of rural and urban settlements

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  1. Bigger than rural
  2. More buildings and roads than rural
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What are two examples of Urban settlements

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Towns and cities

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Where do people work in urban areas

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Offices and buildings

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True or false, if false correct the statement
Factories are grouped in living areas

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False, they are grouped in industrial areas

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What’s and area where land is used for a special purpose called

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Land use area

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What does CBD stand for

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Central business District

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Explain a CBD area

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Middle of urban settlement
Busy streets, many shops and offices
Transport areas
Government buildings are in this area

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Explain and describe light industry

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Small buildings, don’t use heavy machines or bulky resources
E.g. food processing

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Explain and describe heavy industry

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Occupy bigger buildings and land, bully and heavy resources
E.g. Oil refining

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Explain and describe residential areas

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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

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Explain and describe shopping centres

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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

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Explain and describe Services and recreation areas

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Service- job people do for others
E.g. taxi driver
Reaction is parks

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Name 5 types of urban settlements

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CBD
Light and heavy industry
Residential areas
Shopping centres
Services and recreation

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What are rural settlements

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Places with villages and farms

17
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What jobs do people do in rural areas

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Farming, mining, fishing

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Explain and describe farming settlements

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They are settlements where the main occupation is producing food from the land
People may live on individual farms
Fields around farms and villages

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Explain and describe mining settlements

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Many who live in this settlement work in the mines

20
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Explain and describe forestry

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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

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Explain and describe fishing

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Main occupation for people in this area is to fish and process fish

22
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True or false
Some rural settlements become urban settlements

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True

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