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rural and urban settlements (size and complexity (farmstead (a single farm…
rural and urban settlements
rural settlements
land use
commercial farming
mixed farming
a combination of stock and crop farming
crop framing
the farming of cultivated land e.g. maize ,wheat, fruit, vegetables
stock framing
the farming of animals
subsistence farming
involves using the land to grow crops and breed animals that are a source of food for the family living on the farm. The aim s not to sell the goods, but to consume them.
patterns
nucleated pattern
farmsteads are arranged close to one another
advantages
people
share
ideas
costs
disadvantages
no privacy
arguments
share
profits
machinery
dispersed pattern
farmsteads are arranged far apart from one another
advantages
own
decisions
profit
machinery+tool
privacy
disadvantages
no people
pay all cost
no idea sharing
reasons for locations
The site of a rural settlement refers to the exact piece of ground the settlement is found on.
• The situation of a settlement refers to the settlement in relation to its surrounding environment.
site
considerations
water
ferile land
grazing land
building material
fuel
piece of ground
situation
surrounding environment
considerations
above river flood line
north-facing
thermal belt
roads
rural-urban migration
This movement of people
from a rural area to an urban area is called rural-urban migration.
recreation
housing
jobs
service
education and medical
natural disasters
standard of living
classification
unifunctional
primary economic activities
farming
fishing
mining
foresty
size
farmstead
hamlet
village
urban settlements
location
site
water
soil
rock structure
releif
transport+trade
human factors
types
central places
supply rural
goods+ services
low order
jigh order
threshold population
range
sphere of influence
trade+transport
transport routes meet
break of bulk
junction
gap
specialised
1 function
mining
education
industrial
resort
dormitory/commuter
classification
size
town
city
metropolis
conurbation
megalopolis
multifunctional
economic activities
seconday
factories
manufacturing
tertiary
services
study
profile
land value
buildings
height
density
street pattern
planned
unplanned
gridion
radial
land use zones
heavy industry
residential
working class
upper class
CBD
problems
size and complexity
farmstead
a single farm and outbuildings
hamlet
a loose grouping of a few farmsteads
villages
a denser grouping of many farmsteads
town
a densely populated urban areas
city
a large town where many people live and work
metropolis
a main city in a region which is surrounded by dependent towns
conurbation
a large urban area formed by the growth and coalescence of a number of cities and towns
megalopolis
A gigantic urban complex formed when a number of conurbations join,