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Settlement and Urbanisation (Settlement hierarchy (A hierarchy puts…
Settlement and Urbanisation
Settlement hierarchy
A hierarchy puts something in order. A hierarchy of settlements would normally do this in order of population size. Therefore, settlements higher up the hierarchy (e.g. large cities) are called high order settlements. These are fewer in number and are spaced further apart. Settlements lower down the hierarchy (e.g. villages) are called low order settlements. There are more of these and they are more closely spaced.
This is ordinarily determined by the settlement’s population. The population of a city is usually over 100 000 people, a town 1000 to 100 000 and a village is a community that is larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town. However, simply counting the number of people is not the only way to define a city. In the UK, to be a city you must obtain city status from the Monarchy and so there are often many towns that will have a population slightly over 100 000 people