Unit 9: Settlements - Patterns, factors and hierarchy

Settlements

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/whiskeyhj/settlement-characteristics

Patterns of rural settlements

Source: https://www.slideserve.com/ophrah/settlement-patterns

Function of settlements

Market Town	Mining Town	Industrial / Manufacturing	Ports	Route Centre
Commercial	Cultural/Religious	Administrive	Residential	Tourist Resort

Source: http://www.geographyalltheway.com/in/gcse-settlement/settlement_characteristics.htm

Factors which may influence the sites, growth and functions of settlements

Physical and other factors

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/elimar1437/basic-concept-of-human-settlement-by-martin-adlaon-arnaiz-jr

Hierarchy

Hierarchy of services

Low-order Goods/Services: a good or service, usually inexpensive, that people buy on a regular, often daily daily basis - for example, newspapers, bread and milk. Low-order goods and services are usually purchased from shops located in suburban or neighbourhood centres close to where people live.

Middle order services: they are used quite often. They are found in towns and cities. Examples are: hairdressers and chemists.

High-order goods/services: a good or service, usually expensive, that people buy only occasionally e.g. furniture, computers and jewellery. High-order services are usually located in larger towns and cities with a large market area - accessible to large numbers of people.

Source: http://geographyfieldwork.com/urban_geography_glossary.htm

https://www.google.com.br/urlsa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjN2e_999HMAhVTl5AKHUAPBxEQFggjMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk%2FGeog_Blog%2Ffile.axd%3Ffile%3D2013%252F4%252FSettlements%2Bnotes.doc&usg=AFQjCNGUI14fquzfUvGZE9su8kv-GNRhSQ

Source: http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/hierarchy.html

Sphere of influence

Source: http://www.thegeographeronline.net/settlements.html

The threshold population of a good or service is the minimum number of people needed to allow that shop or service to be successful. The more specialist a shop is the larger its threshold population is.

Source: http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/settlements/revise-it/urban-hierarchies

Hierarchy of settlements

Source: http://greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/The+leisure+hierarchy+and+intra-urban+patterns