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Description
Mind Map by emilyashlin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by emilyashlin
about 11 years ago
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Geography-Settlements
- Site = the land a
settlement is built
on
- Dwelling = a
building in which
people live
- Situation of a Settlement = the
position of a settlement in relation
to features such as rivers, hills and
other settlements
- City = a large settlement
which has grown over time
- Urbanisation = a process when
rural settlements grow into
towns and cities
- Settlement Patterns = the shape of the
settlement
- Nucleated Settlement - a
settlement in which buildings
are grouped closely together
- Linear Line Settlement - a
settlement in which buildings
have developed along a line
- Dispersed Settlement - a settlement in
which the buildings are spread widely
apart
- Nucleated Settlement - a
settlement in which buildings
are grouped closely together
- Sites
- Wet point Site - has a
good clean water supply
(spring or well)
- Bridging Site - at a
point where you can
cross a river easily
- Defensive Site -
easy to defend
from attack
- Gap Site - at a gap in a ridge
of hills or mountains (and
usually on a good route
between them)
- Dry point - safe from flooding
- Wet point Site - has a
good clean water supply
(spring or well)
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