Unit 1 - Study of Settlements Flashcards

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Settlement

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Settlement, a place where groups of people live in either a rural or urban environment.

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Settlement is categorized as:

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Rural or urban.

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3
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Site

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The actual place on which a settlement is built.

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4
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Factors that influence site: (6)

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Physics factors - water, soil.
Economic - minerals.
Social - planned settlements, agriculture.
Historical - defensive sites.
Political - communism.
Trade and transport - natural habour, bridging point of river.

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Situation

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Position of a settlement in relation to surrounding environment. (Hex river valley)

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6
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Rural

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Areas in the countryside, people engaged in primary activities such as farming, fishing, mining.

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Urban

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A built up settlement, like a city or town, where people are involved in secondary, tertiary and quaternary activities.

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Secondary activities

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Manufacturing of finished goods

Eg. Textiles, chemicals, construction.

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Tertiary activities

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Provision of services including banking, tourism, media, entertainment, sales.

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Quaternary activities

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Intellectual activities linked to government research and education.

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11
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Unifunctional

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Rural settlements in the countryside.

One dominant/main function, mining.

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Multifunctional

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Urban settlements located in towns and cities.

More than one function. Functions are secondary, tertiary or quaternary.

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13
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How are settlements classified into rural or urban?

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Size and complexity
Pattern
Function

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14
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Size and complexity

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Top of pyramid:
Increase in size of settlement, higher populations and more services

Bigger bottom of pyramid:
Decrease in number of settlements.

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15
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Pattern

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Pattern refers to spacing of buildings.

Either dispersed (buildings apart) or nucleated (buildings close together).

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16
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Dispersed

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Buildings isolated or scattered.

17
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Nucleated

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Buildings are grouped together.

18
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Concept of settlement

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Settlement, a place where groups of people live in either a rural or urban environment.

  • places where buildings used for specific functions.
  • people interact regularly with each other and surrounding environment.