Settlement
Geography · 50 practice questions
Settlement with reference to Western Europe, the USA, the Middle East and West Africa; types and patterns (rural/urban, dispersed, nucleated, linear); rural and urban settlement classification, growth factors and functions; problems of urban centres; the interrelationship between rural and urban settlements.
- Differentiate between types of settlement.
- Classify the patterns and functions of rural and urban settlements.
- Identify the factors of settlement location and the problems of urban centres.
- Establish the interrelationship between rural and urban settlements.
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- Practice question 1
A rural settlement is typically characterized by a relatively small population engaged primarily in activities such as
- A.advanced manufacturing and heavy industry exclusively
- B.large-scale international banking exclusively
- C.farming
- D.high-density commercial office work exclusively
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C. farming
Rural settlements are typically associated with smaller populations engaged mainly in farming activities.
- Practice question 2
The central business district of a settlement is typically the area with the highest concentration of
- A.commercial and administrative activity
- B.residential housing exclusively, with no commercial or administrative activity
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to commerce or administration
- D.agricultural land use exclusively, with no commercial activity at all
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A. commercial and administrative activity
The central business district is specifically defined by this high concentration of commercial and administrative activity.
- Practice question 3
Urban renewal involves the redevelopment of previously neglected or deteriorated areas within
- A.a purely rural area with no prior urban development at all
- B.no settlement of any kind, since renewal requires no existing area
- C.an existing urban settlement
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to urban development or redevelopment
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C. an existing urban settlement
Urban renewal is specifically the process of redeveloping neglected or deteriorated areas within an already-existing urban settlement.
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