Y7 Settlements Vocab HL Quiz

What is a settlement?

• A community or group of homes in a specific area.

• A large city with a population over 10 million.

• A person who travels from home to work and back.

• The process of supplying water to areas of land.

What does "urban" refer to?

• Countryside areas with fewer people.

• Residential areas on the outskirts of cities.

• Areas with high population density, such as cities and towns.

• An area where a city meets farmland.

What is the definition of "rural"?

• Referring to countryside areas with fewer people and more open land.

• A very large city with a population over 10 million people.

• The movement of people from one place to another.

• The structures where people live.

What are suburban areas?

• Residential areas situated on the outskirts of cities.

• Overcrowded, poor-quality areas of a city.

• The basic facilities and services needed for a community.

• The process by which more people begin living in cities.

What is population density?

• The number of people living in a specific area, usually per square kilometre.

• The movement of people from one place to another.

• The ability to maintain or improve the quality of life.

• The process of supplying water to areas of land.

What is migration?

• The movement of people from one place to another.

• The structures where people live.

• The range of physical and human factors that determine where a settlement should be built.

• The process by which more people begin living in cities.

What are push factors?

• Negative conditions that drive people to leave an area.

• Positive conditions that attract people to a new area.

• The basic facilities and services needed for a community.

• The physical elements of an urban environment.

What are pull factors?

• Positive conditions that attract people to a new area.

• Negative conditions that drive people to leave an area.

• The process of supplying water to areas of land.

• System built in settlements to dispose of waste products.

What is infrastructure?

• The basic facilities and services needed for a community to function.

• The structures where people live.

• The ability to maintain or improve the quality of life.

• The process by which more people begin living in cities.

What does sustainability refer to?

• The ability to maintain or improve the quality of life without harming the environment or resources.

• The movement of people from one place to another.

• The number of people living in a specific area.

• The process of supplying water to areas of land.