Theory question 102
Settlement(a) Identify the respective functions of urban and rural settlements
(b) Discuss three areas of interdependence between rural and urban settlement.
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(a) Rural: farming (crops and livestock); fishing; lumbering; mining in some; small-scale crafts and periodic markets; residence of farmers
Urban: industrial/manufacturing; commercial and banking; administrative; educational, medical and cultural services; transport nodes; residential
(b) Rural areas supply food and raw materials to towns; towns supply manufactured goods and services (schools, hospitals, banks) to rural areas; rural people migrate to towns for jobs and send money back; towns are markets for rural produce; towns provide administration for surrounding villages
Show what each side gives and gets in (b).