Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGeographyNational 5None Created by: Katy StonehouseCreated on: 17-05-14 12:09 What is a settlement? a place where people live, it can be a house but it is usually a group of houses and buildings 1 of 12 What is the order of settlement sizes? 1.Hamlet 2.Village 3.Town 4.City 5.Conurbation 2 of 12 What is a hierarchy? a settlement in a conurbation 3 of 12 What features does a village have? has houses and other buildings, usually some shops, a primary school and a church 4 of 12 What features does a rural area have? an area of land mainly covered in counrtyside 5 of 12 What features does a urban area have? an area of land mainly covered in buildings 6 of 12 What features does a town have? a large group of buildings, there are shops, places of work and schools 7 of 12 What features does a city have? a very large town often with a cathedral and university 8 of 12 What features does a hamlet have? a small group of houses in the countryside, there may be a church but no shops 9 of 12 What features does a conurbation have? a very large urban place made by joining together many towns and cities 10 of 12 What does site mean? the land the settlement lies in relation to its surrounding area 11 of 12 What does situation mean? where the settlement lies in relation to its surrounding area e.g. How accessible it is to other places 12 of 12
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