Settlements Flashcards
To Revise for the Spring 2 Tracker Test
What is a settlement?
A place where people live
What is the biggest settlement in its hierarchy?
City
What is the 2nd biggest settlement in its hierarchy?
Large Town
What is the 3rd biggest settlement in its hierarchy?
Small Town
What is the 3rd smallest settlement in its hierarchy?
Large Village
What is the 2nd smallest settlement in its hierarchy?
Small Village
What is the smallest settlement in its hierarchy?
Hamlet
Nucleated -
All the buildings are packed close together
Linear -
All the buildings will follow a road, costline or river, in a long line
Dispersed -
All the buildings are spread far apart
Derelict -
Places in poor abandoned conditions
Urban Growth or Decline: Change around town Greenwich Peninsula: 1800 - Rural area
Urban Growth
Urban Growth or Decline: Change around town Greenwich Peninsula: 1860 - Industry arrived
Urban Growth
Urban Growth or Decline: Change around town Greenwich Peninsula: 1985: Factories closed down
Urban Decline
Urban Growth or Decline: Change around town Greenwich Peninsula: Today: Millenium Dome added
Urban Growth (Redevelopment)