WHAT IS A SETTLEMENT?
A SITE is the area people choose to build on. |
examples of why cities are built where they are
sometimes capital cities are built in strange places
different types of settlement patterns
Settlements often come in different shapes which we can recognise. These are called settlement patterns
different types of settlements
cityA very large settlement containing a large number of people and with a lot of facilities
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the settlement hierarchy
A HIERARCHY is whenever something is put into an order of importance or quantity.
As you have already seen, settlements are divided into different types.
As you have already seen, settlements are divided into different types.
- Cities are often HUGE! They often containin hundreds of thousands of people (and sometimes Millions) There are therefore not many of them
- There are far fewer people in hamlets (containing often only a few families) HOWEVER there are a large amount of hamlets spread throughout the country
- SETTLEMENT can therefore be broken down into a hierarchy based on numbers
Belfast seems as if it has been a city for ever! But it has only been an official city for over about 125 years. It too had to be chosen for its site. It was this special site that led to it becoming a great city and major Port and industrial centre. Lets look at how this happened.
why belfast ?
So why was Belfast chosen as a good site for a city to develop more than other places?
- It had access to good water
- It had access to building materials - wood and stone
- It was in a fertile valley
- It was a river crossing
- It was a good defensive site defending a major road
- It had access to the sea for food and trade
- It had a good port which was close to major markets in Scotland, England and the world
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF A SETTLEMENT?
- What do we need a settlement for?
We need settlements for a variety of reasons. Look over the key reasons below:
different types of houses
THE URBAN MODEL
Over time our cities have developed a pattern to how they grow and develop. We can usually see 4 distinct areas. We call this an Urban model? Do you recognise parts of your town or city using it?
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