settlements 🏡

Question 1

settlement

Answer 1

a place where people live

Question 2

good site for a settlement ???

Answer 2

access to water : drinking , washing , cooking , fishing , leisure
access to resources : fuel , food
safety / shelter : high ground
weather : balanced for agriculture
distance from nearest community

Question 3

site

Answer 3

the point at which the settlement is located , factors such as relief , soil , water supply and resources are important in determining it .

Question 4

situation

Answer 4

where the settlement is located in terms of its surrounding features such as other settlements , rivers , mountains and communities. This determines whether the settlement will stay as a vi;;age or continue to grow.

Question 5

classifying settlements

Answer 5

1. shape
2. functions
3. size

Question 6

shape

Answer 6

dispersed - scattered on a place
- adverse living conditions
- desserts , forests , mountainous , marshlands

nucleated - settlement close to each other
- close to attractions / central place
- flat land

linear - a long line
- rivers
- eg. coast lines , railways , roads

Question 7

functions

Answer 7

the functions of a settlement relates to its economic and social development and refers to its main activities.

the larger the settlement , the more functions a settlement is likely to have.

the function can change over time as a settlement grows and develops.

Question 8

size

Answer 8

settlement hierarchy - the ranking of settlement in order of their importance

1. primate city or capital
2. large cities or conurbations
3. cities
4. large towns
5. small towns
6. villages
   7.hamlets
7. isolated house or farms

Question 9

the sphere of influence

Answer 9

the area which is served by a settlement or by a service.

Question 10

threshold population

Answer 10

the minimum number of people before a particular good or service can be provided in an area or it to remain profitable

Question 11

range

Answer 11

the maximum distance people are prepared to travel to purchase it

Question 12

low order

Answer 12

these shops mainly sell low priced goods that people buy frequently. People are not going far to obtain them. eg. bakery , butcher , supermarket

Question 13

middle order

Answer 13

goods are time-to-time items that are bought but not as regularly as low order goods . eg salons , clothes . computers

Question 14

high order

Answer 14

these shops are those that mainly sell high priced goods that people only buy on occasion. eg holidays ,jewellery, cars

Question 15

squatter settlement

Answer 15

are informal and often illegal settlements with slum-type housing often built on the edge of LEDC cities