Bristol Case Study

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Site
The land that the settlement is built on. E.g London is built around the River Thames. The original settkement of Bristol grew on the River Avon and the River Frome.The settlement grew because of trading with the South Wales and Ireland
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Situation
Where the settlement is compared to physical and human features around it E.g Flitwick is inbetween Luton and Bedford. Bristol is situated to the southwest of the Cotswold Hills and to the North of the Mendip Hills.
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Connectivity
The way that a city is connected or linked to other settlements in the UK, and other countries around the world. E.g Thames link railway.
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Structure and Fuctions
CBD-[Central business district] Middle of the city/town,which contains shops,businesses,restaurants ect. Inner city/town-The area near the center of the city. Inner Suburbs-An outlying district of a city/town. Sometimes merging with outer suburbs.
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Outer suburb-A residential area on the outskirts of a town/city. Rural urban fringe-This is found at the edge of a town/city and is where town meets country.
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Core
Contains large department stores , high-rise office blocks. Middle of the CBD. Headqaurters of companies.
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Frame [Frame
Around the core . Services like Bus station and train stationect.
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Accessibility
Bus staion , train staion, road routesect.
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Where the settlement is compared to physical and human features around it E.g Flitwick is inbetween Luton and Bedford. Bristol is situated to the southwest of the Cotswold Hills and to the North of the Mendip Hills.

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