Settlement

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Clustered, Communication, Commute, Defence, Dispersed, Dormitory Town, Ecclesiastical, Function, Linear, Multi-functional, Nucleated, Polder, Primacy, Reclaim, Social, Terrain
Riona Stevenson
Flashcards by Riona Stevenson, updated more than 1 year ago
Riona Stevenson
Created by Riona Stevenson about 5 years ago
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Question Answer
Clustered Situated in a group
Communication The exchange of information; also passage between places
Commute A regular journey made to and from a place of work or study
Defence Protection against attack
Dispersed Spread over a wide area
Dormitory town A town that people leave during the day to work elsewhere
Ecclesiastical Of or relating to a church or its clergy
Function Purpose, task or role of a person or thing
Linear In a line
Multi-functional Serves more than one purpose
Nucleated Grouped around a central point
Polder An area of land reclaimed from the sea
Primacy The fact of being primary or most important
Reclaim To retrieve or recover something
Social Of or relating to society or its organisation
Terrain A stretch of land and its physical features
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