urbanisation terms

Question 1

what is urban sprawl?

Answer 1

spread of urban area to the rural urban frindge

Question 2

whats a greenfield site?

Answer 2

land never been built on before

Question 3

whats a brownfield site?

Answer 3

land been built on before but previously left abandoned.

Question 4

whats a transition zone?

Answer 4

between CBD and residential

Question 5

CBD feactures

Answer 5

-high story buildings
-expensive land values
-shopping malls
-historical buildings
-near transport

Question 6

whats is threshold population?

Answer 6

min num of people required for a service to be provided in an area.

Question 7

what is the sphere of influence?

Answer 7

range peoplw withh travel for a particular good

Question 8

reasons for the growth of nucleated settlements?

Answer 8

-flat land
-defensive site
-water source
-mine
-loads from all directions meet

Question 9

problems in urban areas?

Answer 9

-poverty
-congestion
-pollution
-housing
-crime

Question 10

solutions to problems in urban areas

Answer 10

-encourage bike usage
-congestion charge
-recycle water
-sustainability
-provide green spaces

Question 11

problems urbanisation brings to rural areas

Answer 11

-rural depopulation
-business closure
-strain on services
-lower wages
-social imbalance

Question 12

problems pollution brings?

Answer 12

-breathing difficulties
-diseases such as lung cancer
-affects visibility
-affects water sources
-kills fish we eat

Question 13

whats a cbd

Answer 13

central buisness district

Question 14

why are there high-rise buildings in cbd of urban areas
?

Answer 14

-only a small area
-high land value
-more economical way of using the land
-pressure on land

Question 15

why some shops are being located in malls in rural-urban fringe?

Answer 15

-cheaper land value
-easier road access
-attracts customers from other towns
-room for parking

Question 16

how can traffic problems be reduced?

Answer 16

-build railway
-bus-only lanes
-congestion charge
-cycle lanes
-widen roads

Question 17

what is urbanisation?

Answer 17

more people living in urban areas

Question 18

why are more people living in the rural-urban fringe of large towns and cities in MEDC’S?

Answer 18

-attraction of living in the countryside
-cheaper land
-better transport
-people can travel to urban areas
-movement to areas closer to urban areas

Question 19

what is a dispersed settlement?

Answer 19

place where homes are spread over a wide area

Question 20

what is a nucleated settlement?

Answer 20

where towns and buildings are clustered around a central points

Question 21

what is a linear settlement?

Answer 21

settlement formed in a long line

Question 22

typical land uses in rural-urban fringe?

Answer 22

-agriculture
-new housing
-roads

Question 23

problems caused by urban sprawl?

Answer 23

-loss of farm land
-deforestation
-loss of habitat
-water pollution
-air poulltion

Question 24

what is a settlement?

Answer 24

place where people live

Question 25

factors affecting the growth of linear settlements

Answer 25

-growth along roads
-presence of valleys
-growth along rivers

Question 26

what is the hierarchy of settlements?

Answer 26

way of arranging settlements into order

Question 27

describe the differences between low-order and high-order goods and services. (5)

Answer 27

lower order services will have:
-smaller sphere of influence
-people wont travel as far to use then
-smaller threshold population
-people use it more frequently
-they sell convenience gppds
-sell lower cost good

Question 28

what makes a good settlement location?

Answer 28

-flat land
-easy to build on
-in a sheltered position
-close to main road
-close to water source
-fertile land

Question 29

how to calc total population growth?

Answer 29

natural pop inc + natural international migration