Flashcards
Geography Key Words
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1SettlementA place where people live. E..g hamlet , village, town or city.
- 2SiteThe land on which a settlement is built.
- 3SituationA settlements location relative to its surroundings.
- 4ShapeThe arrangement of buildings within a settlement.
- 5Dispersed settlementsWhen buildings are spread out. There is usually no obvious centre.
- 6Nucleated settlementsWhen buildings are grouped closely together. They often form at crossroads or route centre.
- 7Linear settlementsWhen buildings are either side of a road, in a line.