Trends In Human Settelment

Question 1

Trends

Answer 1

A general direction which something is developing or changing, also described as a shift or movement.

• there are are a number of trends in human settlement
• some are global trends, meaning they are happening around the world
• others are occurring within certain countries

Question 2

Movement from rural to urban

Answer 2

• occurring on a global scale

- people are leaving rural communities to move to urban settlements in hopes of finding a better life

Question 3

Moving from major cities to smaller towns

Answer 3

• occurring in some countries
• some ppl might feel safer there
• major cities might be to loud for some ppl, a smaller town would be much more quiet
• overpopulation

Question 4

Increasing human settlement causing loss of habitat

Answer 4

• The building of cities and towns destroys the natural habitats of many animals(eg draining a wetland to construct a city over it)
• the government and other large corporations may build in those places to expand and make more money off of that area

Question 5

Urban sprawl

Answer 5

• urban sprawl refers to the spreading of urban developments ( such as houses or shopping centres) on undeveloped land near a city
• in short, it means that cities are expanding quickly to cover a larger area
• the government or large corporations could want to take and use or sell the land to expand and make more money