settlements Flashcards
what is a rural settlement
place where people live with scattered houses and limited services
what is an urban settlement
a settlement with high population density and high building density
dispersed settlement patterns
-spread out with low house density
-farms and isolated housing
-limited services
-tend to be rural
factors that influence settlement patters
both physical and human factors but mainly physical cause theyre harder to compensate
nucleated settlements
formed around a focal point (eg castle or water source) then grown outward
-clustered and crowded
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
