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14 Cards in this Set
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Define the term “Settlement”.
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This is a place where people live and are involved in a certain function and you also find shelter structures. The people should be interacting regularly
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State whether the above settlement is urban or rural.
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Rural.
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State whether the above settlement is urban or rural. Give reasons for your answer.
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-A lot open spaces around
-Round huts -No infrastructure -less people per unit area |
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List other land use activities that can be done on the empty piece of land around the settlement.
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-Farming
-Mining -Recreation -Industry |
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Explain reasons for people migrating from rural areas to urban areas.
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-Search for employment
-Better health facilities -Better educational facilities -Better infrastructure |
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Define population density.
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- The number of people per unit areas /square kilometre
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State the number of people who are supposed to be in a square kilometre /mile in rural areas.
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-999 people per square mile
-624 people per square kilometre |
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State the properties of the Central Business District (CBD)
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-large volumes of people
-Large volumes of traffic lights - A huge number of people -Tall buildings -Nice state of the art infrastructure |
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Define a primate city and a metropolis.
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-Primate city is a disproportionately large city of a country usually more than twice as big
as the second largest city -Metropolis-large urban area surrounding by other towns and have joined together to form a heavily urbanised area. |
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What do you understand by a permanent dwelling ?
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-A place with shelter structure where people live for a long time without moving. Usually
made up of durable building material eg cement, concrete, steel stones etc. |
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In terms of size state the settlement bigger than the other: Megalopolis and conurbation
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Megapolis
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In terms of size state the settlement bigger than the other: City and Primate city
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Primate city
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In terms of size state the settlement bigger than the other: Village and hamlet
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Village
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In terms of size state the settlement bigger than the other: Roadside and hamlet
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Hamlet
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