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Mind Map by cian.buckley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by cian.buckley
almost 11 years ago
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Patterns in the Distribution of Towns
- Settlement pattern
- the way in which settlements are distributed in an area
- dispersed
- linear/ribbon
- nucleated/clustered
- can be related to:
- Historical/Social Factors
- Physical Factors
- Historical/Social Factors
- the way in which settlements are distributed in an area
- Historic Factors
- Viking Towns
- east+south
- sea traders
- sea traders
- linear pattern along coast
- east+south
- Norman Towns
- east and south
- fertile land
- near rivers
- defensive sites
- east and south
- The Primacy of Dublin
- primate city
- economic life
- economic life
- some towns cluster around dublin
- tallaght/leixlip/swords/bray
- tallaght/leixlip/swords/bray
- towns along roads leading to dublin
- linear pattern
- linear pattern
- primate city
- Viking Towns
- Physical Factors
- Altitude and Relief
- lowlands
- towns in lowland areas
- flat/gently sloping
- easy to build on
- easy to build on
- warmer/less windy
- more pleasant to live in
- more pleasant to live in
- transport routes
- towns in lowland areas
- lowlands
- Land Quality
- deep and fertile soils
- towns
- market centres
- market centres
- deep and fertile soils
- Drainage
- Well-drained Areas
- Rivers
- towns in linear pattern along large rivers
- towns in linear pattern along large rivers
- Well-drained Areas
- Altitude and Relief
- How Rivers Influence the Location of Towns
- Riverside locations
- water
- drinking/cooking/other domestic purposes
- drinking/cooking/other domestic purposes
- water
- large rivers
- transport routes
- transport routes
- dry-point sites
- short distance from rivers that flood
- short distance from rivers that flood
- bridging points
- roads converge
- people meet
- business develops
- business develops
- roads converge
- Riverside locations
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