Urban Areas Flashcards
What is a settlement?
A settlement is a place where people live
What is a megacity?
A city with over 10 million residents
What is an example of a temporary settlement?
A refugee camp
What is the name of the piece of land a settlement is built on?
A settlement site
What are wet point sites?
Sites with a good water source
What is a dry point site?
A site away from flooding
What is a defensive site?
A site often found on higher ground where enemies could be seen from a distance
What is at the top of a settlement hierachy?
Conurbation
What is second-to-the-top of a settlement hierachy?
City
What is third-to-the-top of a settlement hierachy?
Large town
What is in the middle of a settlement hierachy?
Small town
What is third-to-the-bottom of a settlement hierachy?
a village
what is second-to-the-bottom of a settlement hierachy?
A hamlet
what is at the bottom of a settlement hierachy?
isolated dwelling
What is population distribution?
How people are spread out over the world
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the movement of population from rural areas to urban areas
What are push and pull factors?
Reasons that make people either move away from a rural area or move to an urban area
What would be seven push factors?
food and water shortages, lack of shelter, lack of jobs, natural disasters, war, lack of internet
What would be seven pull factors?
healthcare, education, job oppurtunites, safety, transport links, internet, relations living in cities or urban areas
How is the population distributed over England?
England- 84%
Wales- 5%
Scotland- 8.5%
Northeren Ireland- 3%
How do you calculate population density?
population/area size
What is the approximate population density for the UK?
260 people per square kilometre
What is Australia’s population density?
2 people per square kilometre
What is London’s population density?
4932 people per square kilometre
