Theory question 102
Settlement(a)(i) Define settlement: (ii) Name two types of urban settlement classified according to population size. (b) In what five ways are urban settlements dependent on rural settlements? (c) Outline three functions of urban settlements.
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(a)(i) A settlement is a place where people live, a building or group of buildings together with the people who live and work there.
(ii) Town; city; conurbation; metropolis; megalopolis (any two).
(b) Rural areas supply food; raw materials for urban industries (cotton, cocoa, timber); labour (migrants); building materials (sand, gravel, timber); fuel wood and charcoal; market for manufactured goods; recreation and tourist sites; herbs and craft products.
(c) Administrative centres; commercial/market centres; industrial centres; educational centres; health services; transport nodes and ports; religious and cultural centres; residential function.
Five distinct ways in (b).