GLOSSARY - SETTLEMENT Flashcards
(30 cards)
threshold
a threshold population is the minimum number of people needed for a service to be worthwhile
high order goods
low order goods
High order goods - high value/ luxury items which people are prepared to travel further to buy
low order goods- low value items which people are not prepared to travel far to buy.
range
how far people come from to use a particular service offer
sphere of influence
The area from around a settlement from which people are attracted for different goods and services
green belt
an area of land around a large town or city protected from development in an attempt to halt the expansion of towns into the countryside.
selp help schemes
in LEDCs people who live in shanty towns often improve their homes by building them
slum
area of poor quality housing/poor living conditions
decentralisation
the outward movement of shops and offices from the CBD to the suburbs
industrial estates
zones of light industry often on the fringes of towns
recreational facilities
sports fields, clubs and leisure complexes
rural - urban fringe
on the outskirts of an urban area beyond the suburbs where there is a mixture of rural land uses and urban land uses
suburbs
a mainly residential area outside of the innter city in MEDC’s
Inner city
the urban zone outside the CBD in MEDC’s
burgees model
a model of urban structure
the CBD is the growth point with an intersection of major roads
•there is greatest accessibility of transport and the highest land values
•new immigrants move to inner-city areas with cheap housing close to employment
* housing quality and social class change with increasing distance from the city-centre
* increasing affluence and developing transport allow people to live further away
•as the city grows, all circles push outwards with gaps called the transition zone - the change of residential to commercial
CBD
he heart of a city where the financial and business interests are
situation
the settlement in relation to its surrounding area
site
the physical land on which a settlement is built
wet point site
the site of a settlement close to a water supply such as a spring line settlement on chalk escarpment
dry point site
the site of a settlement which avoids land prone to flooding such as a gravel mound or the valley side
bridging point
a settlement located where a river is forded or bridged
Route Centre
where communications focus i.e. roads and railways converge
catchment area
the area that a school, shop or settlement serves
hinterland
the area surrounding a settlement, port etc
convenience goods
goods which are cheap and bought frequently e.g. furniture
