Settlement

Question 1

Settlement

Answer 1

Anywhere that people live

Question 2

Rural

Answer 2

Relating to the countryside

Question 3

Urban

Answer 3

Relating to a town or city

Question 4

Characteristics of urban areas (Max. 5)

Answer 4

-High population
-High population density
-High-order retail
-High-rise buildings
-Major roads

Question 5

Characteristics of rural areas (Max. 5)

Answer 5

-Low population
-Low population density
-Low-rise buildings
-Old buildings
-Low-order retail

Question 6

Urban areas on a map

Answer 6

-Grid iron street pattern
-Named districts

Question 7

Rural areas on a map

Answer 7

-Erratic
-Unplanned
-Surrounded by farm land
-Linear (grown along road)

Question 8

Settlement patterns (3 types)

Answer 8

-Linear
-Nucleated
-Dispersed

Question 9

Linear settlements

Answer 9

Influenced by physical environment

Question 10

Nucleated settlements

Answer 10

Grown around a focal point

Question 11

Dispersed settlements

Answer 11

Low number of houses spread over a large area

Question 12

Site and situation

Answer 12

The reasons a settlement has been constructed and grown in its given location

Question 13

Site and situation factors (Max. 8)

Answer 13

-Next to river or sea (transport)
-Fresh water source (washing, drinking, cooking)
-Natural resources (metals, oil, coal, gas, timber)
-Pleasant climate
-High land (defensive)
-Gentle flat land (easy to build on)
-Animals (hunting)
-Fertile soil (grow crops)

Question 14

Settlement functions (Max. 11)

Answer 14

-Administrative
-Route centre
-Tourist resort
-Port
-Market
-Commercial
-Cultural centre
-Farming
-Mining
-Commuter
-Industrial

Question 15

Population thresholds

Answer 15

Minimum number of people needed before good or service can be provided in an area

Question 16

Sphere of influence

Answer 16

Catchment area from which people will travel from to access a service

Question 17

Sphere of influence categories (4 types)

Answer 17

-Regional/national
-Surrounding district
-Local area/municipality
-Surrounding houses

Question 18

Settlement hierarchy

Answer 18

Placing settlements in order of size and importance

Question 19

Retail types

Answer 19

-Low order
-Medium order
-High order

Question 20

Districts in an urban settlement (5)

Answer 20

-CBD (Central Business District)
-Inner city
-Inner suburbs
-Outer suburbs
-Rural/Urban fringe

Question 21

CBD characteristics (Max. 9)

Answer 21

-Centre of town
-Oldest part of town
-High-rise buildings
-High-order retail
-Grid iron street pattern
-Many transport links
-Congestion
-Historic
-Busiest

Question 22

Inner city characteristics (Max. 7)

Answer 22

-Second oldest part of town
-Tenament housing
-Urban decay
-Low land value
-Close to CBD
-Old industry
-Grid iron street pattern

Question 23

Inner suburbs characteristics (Max. 5)

Answer 23

-Villas (semi-detached or terraced)
-Greenery
-Winding streets
-Low-rise
-Middle class

Question 24

Outer suburbs characteristics (Max. 6)

Answer 24

-Winding streets
-Cul-de-sacs
-Play parks
-Modern, detached housing
-Garages + driveways
-Estates

Question 25

Rural/Urban fringe characteristics

Answer 25

-Business parks -Golf courses -Modern housing estates

Question 26

Area in need of change

Answer 26

Glasgow, Scotland

Question 27

Issues in Glasgow's CBD (Max. 7)

Answer 27

-Grid iron issues -Highway pressure -Air pollution -Urban decay -Retail decline -Overcrowded street -Congestion

Question 28

Issues in Glasgow's inner city (Max. 6)

Answer 28

-Crime -Vandalism -Overcrowding -Poverty -Lack of community facilities -Damp buildings

Question 29

Glasgow inner city solutions (Max. 4)

Answer 29

-Tenements demolished and replaced with high-rise buildings (lead to poor building materials and social problems) -Renovate remaining tenements -Build complete new towns for population overspill -Build new housing flats in redeveloped areas

Question 30

Push factors of rural India (Max. 5)

Answer 30

-Lack of modern communication -Lack of social opportunities -Poor water supplies -Poor harvest -Poor housing

Question 31

Pull factors of Mumbai

Answer 31

-Word of mouth -Housing opportunities -Job prospects -Education -Healthcare

Question 32

Proposal for Dharavi, Mumbai

Answer 32

-Turning Dharavi into a cluster of high-rises with improved urban infrastructure -Relocating 68,000 people

Question 33

Benefits of Dharavi redevelopment (Max. 3)

Answer 33

-Better quality homes -Improved hygiene -More appealing to tourists

Question 34

Negatives of Dharavi redevelopment (Max. 3)

Answer 34

-People move to other squatter towns instead -Loss of housing -Unlikely to be completed