Settlements ; keywords Flashcards
Define ‘Settlements’.
a place where people live.
Define ‘Hamlet’.
a very small settlement without any services. Only 5 or 6 families may live here.
Define ‘Village’.
a small settlement with a post office, primary school and general store. Several hundred people live here.
Define ‘Town’.
a settlement with the same services as a village plus a supermarket, banks, leisure center, secondary school and bus/train station. Up to 100,000 people can live here.
Define ‘City’.
a large settlement with a mosque, government buildings, museums, galleries, theaters and banking headquarters. As many as 500,000 people can live here.
Define ‘Urban’.
an area of land which is mainly covered in buildings. This includes large towns and and villages.
Define ‘Rural’.
an area of land which is mainly countryside. This includes hamlets, villages and small towns.
Define ‘Dispersed’.
where buildings are spread out from each other.
Define ‘Nucleated’.
where buildings are grouped together, usually around a road junction or river crossing.
Define ‘Linear’.
where buildings follow a line shape. This could be along a valley floor or a railway line.
Define ‘agricultural’.
land where the primary use is farming.
Define ‘commercial’.
land where the primary use is for business.
Define ‘industrial’.
land where the primary use is for factories and employment.
Define ‘port’.
a coastal area where cargo is shipped from and to
Define ‘residential’.
land use where the primary use is for housing.
