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Geography - Settlement

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins

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1.

Refer to settlements A to E in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"Settlements located close to a source of water because water is scarce."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

2.

Refer to settlements A to D in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"Farmsteads that are dispersed/isolated."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Refer to settlements A to E in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"Farmsteads that follow a linear shape."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

4.

Refer to settlements A to E in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"Farmsteads that have a roughly circular shape."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

5.

Refer to settlements A to E in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"An isolated settlement most likely associated with subsistence farming."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

6.

Refer to settlements A to E in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"Associated with large commercial farms that are profit driven."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

7.

Refer to settlements A to E in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:


"Farmsteads associated with intensive commercial farming."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

Which urban land-use model does FIGURE 2 show?

(a)  

9.

Refer to FIGURE 2. Identify the land-use zone at A.

(a)  

10.

Define the term urbanisation.

4 lines
11.

Refer to the case study in FIGURE 3, based on urbanisation in South Africa. What proportion of South Africans lived in urban areas in 2011?

a)

52%52\%

b)

62%62\%

c)

48%48\%

d)

38%38\%

12.

Refer to the case study, based on urbanisation in South Africa. What proportion of South Africans lived in urban areas in 2011?

(a)  

13.

What is the term used to describe the decreasing number of people left in rural areas?

(a)  

14.

Refer to the settlement hierarchy that shows the classification of different types of settlements.Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets in the statements below.


"The isolated farmhouse is (a single/multiple) building(s)."

a)

a single

b)

multiple

15.

Refer to the settlement hierarchy that shows the classification of different types of settlements. Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets in the statements below.


"The number of settlements (increases/decreases) as you move up the settlement hierarchy from the isolated farmstead to the conurbation."

a)

increases

b)

decreases

16.

Refer to the settlement hierarchy that shows the classification of different types of settlements. Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets in the statements below.


"The size of the population (increases/decreases) as you move down the settlement hierarchy from a conurbation to an isolated farmstead."

a)

increases

b)

decreases

17.

Refer to the settlement hierarchy that shows the classification of different types of settlements. Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets in the statements below.


"A large city can also be called a (megalopolis/metropolis)."

a)

megalopolis

b)

metropolis

18.

Refer to the settlement hierarchy that shows the classification of different types of settlements. Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets in the statements below.


"The relationship between the size of the population and the number of settlements is (directly/indirectly) proportional."

a)

directly

b)

indirectly

19.

Refer to the settlement hierarchy that shows the classification of different types of settlements. Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets in the statements below.


"The (hamlet/small town) is an example of a rural settlement."

a)

hamlet

b)

small town