Urban settlements

Question 1

What falls under settlements

Answer 1

Towns and cities

Question 2

Where do people work in urban areas

Answer 2

In buildings or trade on the streets

Question 3

How are buildings grouped in urban areas

Answer 3

They are grouped according to their use

Question 4

What is the CBD

Answer 4

-Central Business District
-Usually in the middle of an urban area
-Usually has busy streets, many offices and shops
-Government buildings are here
-Some people live close to here

Question 5

Light industry zones

Answer 5

-Occupy small buildings
-Don’t use heavy machinery and resources
-Examples are, Food processing and packaging, and clothing factories

Question 6

Heavy industry zones

Answer 6

-Occupy large buildings
-Makes use of heavy machinery and bulky resources
-Examples are, Oil refineries, cement factories, and iron and steel industries

Question 7

Residential areas

Answer 7

-Most of the land in an urban area is used as residential areas
-people live where they can afford to buy or rent property
-Residential areas that are away from the CBD are called suburbs

Question 8

Shopping centres

Answer 8

-Most suburbs in middle & high income areas have shopping centres
-These are places with many shops and services
-Often space around for cars, taxis and other transport

Question 9

Services & Recreation

Answer 9

-There are areas in urban settlements that are only used for services like rubbish dumps and transport facilities
-There are areas that are only used for recreation like parks, and sport stadiums