Rural settlement

What is site?

• the actual land occupied by the settlement

• the shape of the village

• the main activities of the settlement

• the location of the settlement in relation to the area around it

What is situation?

• the location of a settlement in relation to the area around it

• the location of a settlement in relation to the activities around it

• the actual land occupied by the settlement

• the shape of the village

Which of the following is an example of a linear settlement pattern?

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What is the main difference between a village and a hamlet?

• Hamlets have more people than villages

• Hamlets only engage in secondary activities

• Villages are slightly larger than hamlets

• Villages only engage in secondary activities

Which activities are found in a rural settlement?

• Mining, fishing, farming and industry.

• Livestock, construction, fishing and farming.

• Farming, agriculture, tourism and industry.

• Livestock, farming, fishing and mining.

An oasis in the Kalahari desert would be a good example of a ..........

• dispersed settlement

• isolated settlement

• wet point settlement

• dry point settlement

Traditionally commercial farmers in South Africa chose a ............. settlement pattern

• isolated

• cluster

• linear

• nucleated

Early people were able to start living in permanent settlements due to a ability to produce...

• more than enough food

• a surplus that enabled them to barter

• better yields

• all of the above

A rural settlement is related to .....

• Primary activities

• Secondary activities

• Tertiary activities

• Both primary and secondary activities

A settlement where farmers choose to live together above the flood plain of a river is a good example of .......

• A dry point settlement

• A cross-roads settlement

• A wet point settlement

• A linear settlement