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The settlement of Nottingham Road near Michaelhouse can best be desribed as a .....
conurbation
metropolis
major country town
local service centre
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
What type of settlement is this?
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
Dispersed
facadism
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 shape?
the actual land occupied by the settlement
the shape of the village e.g. linear
the location of the settlement in relation to the area around it
the shape of the village e.g. defence
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
What is function?
the actual land occupied by the settlement
the shape of the village
the main activities of the settlement e.g. defence
the main activities of the settlement e.g. hilltop
Which of the following is an example of a linear settlement pattern?
What is the main difference between a village and a hamlet?
Hamlets have more people than villages
Hamlets only engage in secondary activities
Villages have more people than hamlets
Villages only engage in secondary activities
Where do the majority of people who live in rural areas come from?
MEDC
LEDC
Developing countries
It doesn't matter what type of country it is
Refer to settlements A to D in FIGURE 1. Indicate to which settlement the following description refers to:
"Farmsteads that are dispersed/isolated."
A
B
C
D
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
B
C
D
E
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
B
C
D
E
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
B
C
D
E
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
B
C
D
E
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
B
C
D
E
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
B
C
D
E
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?
52%
62%
48%
38%
When settlements are placed into an order, by size of area, population or number of services, this is termed
a settlement hierarchy
a sphere of influence
a settlement pyramid
pyramid scheme
What is the shape of this settlement?
Linear
Nucleated
Dispersed
Isolated
The two ways that urban areas grow are
nitrogen and phospherous
natural increase and migration
lower death dates
immigration and less pollution
Which are NOT typically features of CBD
High density of pedestrians
concentration of banks and businesses
low residential areas, areas of high shopping quality
low rents, poor transport links
It refers sizes of the settlement arranged in different levels.
Settlement Types
Settlement Hierarchy
Changes in Settlements
Settlement Patterns
It is a type of settlement which has the largest population having more than 10 Million people living there.
Hamlet
Town
Village
Megacity
It is a type of settlement referring to large urban areas that sees a merging together of more than one city or with surrounding towns.
Large Cities
Conurbations
Isolated Dwellings
Villages
This settlement pattern involves a number of buildings or houses not that close to each other but are within the same locality.
Dispersed
Isolated
Nucleated
Linear
This is a settlement pattern that is usually developed along the road, railways, established routes or waterways.
Linear
Dispersed
Isolated
Nucleated
This type of settlement pattern has a center point and develop from the middle outwards.
Dispersed
Nucleated
Isolated
Linear
In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?
CBD
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
In which zone of the city would you see the most green space?
CBD
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
Which urban land use model has the CBD in the centre?
LIC
Concentric circle
Sector
All of the models
Which urban land use model has the CBD in the centre?
LIC
Concentric circle
Sector
All of the models
Which urban land use model shows that the city is structured around major transport routes?
LIC
Concentric circle
Sector
All of the models
Which of the below is part of the Infrastructure system:
Residential Buildings
Population growth
Transportation system
Social Organization
According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built
on the outer edge, farther out from the center
in the skyscrapers of the CBD
on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center
on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center
According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of
corridors
rings
nodes
sectors
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
hotels and warehouses
retail and wholesale shops
residences and highways
universities and colleges
Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as
squatter settlements
public housing
the zone in transition
suburbs
Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as
squatter settlements
public housing
the zone in transition
suburbs
According to the multiple nuclei model, what develops at the outskirts of core cities?
Airports
Edge cities
World cities
First-ring suburbs
Heavy manufacturing would be located closest to ___________ in the Multiple Nuclei Model
Central Business District
Outlying Business District
Low-Class Residential
Middle Class Residential
people illegally establish
residences on land they do not
own or rent and erect homemade
structures
Slums
Urban Poverty
Urban Revitalization
Squatter Settlements
an attempt to get people to
return to the city. This is usually accompanied by
blight removal, new shopping centers, and cultural
attractions.
Slums
Urban Poverty
Squatter Settlements
Urban Revitalization
Composed of a small rural settlement or small
component of a larger settlement or municipality.
They are typically unincorporated. They have
little to no significance. Things you find in a
Hamlet: Gas Station and small cluster of homes.
Hamlet
Village
Town
City
