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Settlements.
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Cambridge IGCSE Geography (Settlements) Mind Map on Settlements., created by guglielmoalonzo on 08/01/2014.
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Settlements.
Collection of dwellings were people live.
Nucleated.
Buildings in a settlement are built close to each other.
Linear.
Where buildings are built along a road, river or coast.
Dispersed.
Buildings are built far appart from each other, with no particular pattern.
Rural.
Advantages are:
Water supplies are usually found near settlements.
Flat land, good place to build.
Good accessibly from roads or railways.
Natural Resources, such as mines or forests.
Fair and stable climate.
Fertile land.
Urban.
Advantages
Many available jobs.
Good accessibility such as large roads or highways, trains, boat or planes.
More services such as schools, hospitals, universities...
Shopping and entertainment facilities.
Land use.
CBD/Central Business District.
Offices, and big companies.
Residential Areas.
Where people live.
Industrial Areas.
Provision of open spaces.
Transport Routes.
Possible patterns.
MEDC.
The Burgess' Model.
The Hoyt's Model.
LEDC.
The Waugh's Model.
Disadvantages of population growth.
Housing Shortages.
Traffic congestions.
Pollution.
Squatter settlements.
What affects size and growth of a settlement.
Accessibility and transport links.
Services.
Jobs.
Entertainment.
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