Settlement Hierarchy

1. What does rural mean?

• Towns & Cities

• Countryside

What does urban mean?

• Towns & Cities

• Countryside

Which best describes a settlement?

• The number of people living in a city

• A place where people live

• A capital city

• A place where no one lives

What does this diagram show?

• The number of settlements a country has

• The Hierarchy of Settlements

• Population of a country

• I don't know

As you move up the hierarchy, the number of settlements increases. True or False?

• True

• False

As you move down the hierarchy, the population size decreases.

• True

• False

The area served by a settlement is...

• Threshold Population

• Range

• Sphere of Influence

• High order goods

Which of the following are factors influencing a sphere of influence?

• Transportation facilites

• The weather of people in an area

• Physical geography

• All of the above

This is the minimum number of people needed to provide a large enough demand for a service.

• Threshold Popualtion

• Range

• Sphere of influence

• High order good

High order services are usually only found in large settlements.

• True

• False