Teacher Definition Of Site And Urban And Rural

Question 1

Site

Answer 1

Actual piece of land which settlement is built

Question 2

Situation

Answer 2

The area surrounding site

Question 3

Wet point

Answer 3

Near water

Question 4

Dry point

Answer 4

High ground avoids flooding

Question 5

Nodal point

Answer 5

Two natural routes meet

Question 6

Bridging point

Answer 6

Narrow part to cross a river

Question 7

Defence

Answer 7

Usually high ground

Question 8

Aspect

Answer 8

North facing slope in Southern Hemisphere

Question 9

Rural settlement

Answer 9

A settlement with small population involved in primary activities
It is unifunctional

Question 10

Urban

Answer 10

A large population involved in secondary tertiary and quaternary activities
Multifunctional

Question 11

Rural vs urban

Answer 11

Population
Rural= Fewer inhabitants, smaller settlements
Urban= more inhabitants, larger settlements
Economic activities
Rural= primary; fishing, farming forestry and mining
Urban= secondary manufacturing, tertiary-services
Services
Rural= limited amount
Urban= wide range of services
Land use patterns
Rural= widely spread, may be dispersed or nucleated
Urban= densely populated, always nucleated

Question 12

Nucleated

Answer 12

Settlement is densely packed buildings

Question 13

Dispersed

Answer 13

Are isolated and spread out

Question 14

Types of activities

Answer 14

Primary is rural
Secondary and tertiary is urban

Question 15

Rural vs urban

Answer 15

Rural
Village
Less infrastructure
Sparsely populated
Less social relations
Urban
Cities
More infrastructure
Densely populated
More social relations

Question 16

Linear

Answer 16

Along road or river

Question 17

Nucleated vs dispersed pros and cons

Answer 17

Nucleated pros
Social interactions
Shared cost
Safe
Cons
Profit shared
Decision are shared
Dispersed pros
Do not share profit
Can make own decision
Cons
Safety less social interaction