Settelments

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____ settelment = an isolated building or a group of two or three buildings separated from the next by 2 or 3km
dispersed
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____ settlement = buildings are strung along a line of communication (e.g. road)
linear
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_____ settlement =buildings are grouped together (initially for defence or a common resource)
nucleated
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describes the physical nature of where a settlement is located
site
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describes in relation to other settlements and physical features around it - determines whether the situation will grow into a large city or remain a small town or village
situation
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the distance or area people travel from to access a service
sphere of influence
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facilities that are offered to people
services
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usually refers to the number of different services
range
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minimum amount of people required for a service
threshold population
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goods that people buy less frequently
high order goods
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goods that people buy every day
low order goods
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tend to have a lot less functions than urban areas
rural areas
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tend to have a lot more functions ranging from shopping functions, to educational functions, to transport functions, to administrative functions and residential functions
urban areas
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the spread or growth of an urban area into the rural-urban fringe
urban sprawl
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What does CBD stands up fo?
Central Business Distric
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urban growth allowed to take place in wedges ensuring some green areas
urban wedges
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a rural residential area which has developed through legal claims or permission to build on the land
squatter settlement
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improvement of areas through investment and rebranding
regeneration
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people move into an area and start making improvements which slowly regenerates the area
gentrification
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____ settlement = buildings are strung along a line of communication (e.g. road)

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linear

Card 3

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_____ settlement =buildings are grouped together (initially for defence or a common resource)

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Card 4

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describes the physical nature of where a settlement is located

Back

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Card 5

Front

describes in relation to other settlements and physical features around it - determines whether the situation will grow into a large city or remain a small town or village

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