Unit 2: Settlements
Specification:
1.2 Settlement
Candidates should be able to:
• Describe the patterns of rural settlements – dispersed, linear, nucleated.
• Explain how physical factors (relief, soil, water supply) and other factors such as accessibility, agricultural land-use, influence the sites and patterns of rural settlements.
• Describe and explain the factors which may influence the size, growth and functions of rural and urban settlements.
• Describe and suggest reasons for the hierarchy of settlements and services.
• Describe and explain the land-use zones of towns and cities to include the Central Business District (CBD), residential areas, industrial areas, the provision of open spaces and transport routes. Differences in the patterns of urban structures in cities of LEDCs and MEDCs should be identified.
• Describe problems associated with the growth of urban areas such as congestion in the CBD, housing shortages, traffic congestion, squatter settlements. Suggested solutions to overcome these problems should be illustrated by reference to selected examples.
• Describe the effects of urbanisation on the environment – pollution (air, water, visual and noise), the results of urban sprawl on surrounding areas, the growth of out-of-town urban activities – shopping areas, sports facilities, etc.
1.2 Settlement
Candidates should be able to:
• Describe the patterns of rural settlements – dispersed, linear, nucleated.
• Explain how physical factors (relief, soil, water supply) and other factors such as accessibility, agricultural land-use, influence the sites and patterns of rural settlements.
• Describe and explain the factors which may influence the size, growth and functions of rural and urban settlements.
• Describe and suggest reasons for the hierarchy of settlements and services.
• Describe and explain the land-use zones of towns and cities to include the Central Business District (CBD), residential areas, industrial areas, the provision of open spaces and transport routes. Differences in the patterns of urban structures in cities of LEDCs and MEDCs should be identified.
• Describe problems associated with the growth of urban areas such as congestion in the CBD, housing shortages, traffic congestion, squatter settlements. Suggested solutions to overcome these problems should be illustrated by reference to selected examples.
• Describe the effects of urbanisation on the environment – pollution (air, water, visual and noise), the results of urban sprawl on surrounding areas, the growth of out-of-town urban activities – shopping areas, sports facilities, etc.
Year 10 resources - 2014-2016
Lesson 1: Rural settlements
Lesson 2: Case studies on rural settlements in Ethiopia and France
Lesson 3: Urban settlements
Lesson 4: MEDC urban settlement case study Seville
Lesson 5: Land use models in an MEDC
Lesson 5: Land use models in an LEDC - Case study Sao Paulo
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Year 11 resources: You can also use Year 10 though the case studies may be different!
Lesson 1: Types of settlements and hierarchy of settlements
A settlement is a place where people live and a site is the land on which the settlement is built. Every settlement has at least one function and it's main function is known as it's primary function. Think about the settlement where you live. What is it's function? Lesson 2: Hierarchy of services
The hierarchy of a settlement normally depends on three variables:
Lesson 3: Types of Settlement
Lesson 4: How do urban land uses change and what effect can they have on different people?
See below for the PPT and resources from this lesson! Case study Seville! How have the land uses in Seville changed?
Lesson 5: How does urban land use vary between MEDCs and LEDCs?
See the ppt below for the tasks from the lesson.
Lesson 6: How does urbanisation affect the urban rural fringe?
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