Settlement Review

Arrange the list of settlements in order of size from smallest to largest:

town- village- city- conurbation-hamlet

• village- hamlet- town- city- conurbation

• city- town- village- conurbation- hamlet

• town- village- city- conurbation-hamlet

• hamlet- village- town- city- conurbation

•The term ______________ refers to the arrangements of settlements within a given area in an ‘order of importance’.

Identify (2) two services that you might find in a town but not in a village.

• public house, corner store

• banks, supermarket

• corner store, junior school

• church, post office

Why does a village have fewer services than a town?

• government

• distance

• population size

• The inhabitants don't see a need for it

Identify the group of rural settlements below.

• hamlet, city, large town, village

• small town, hamlet, isolated buildings, village

• isolated buildings, conurbation, village, town

• village, hamlet, isolated buildings, large town

The area of a settlement where one may travel for a service is called the ________________.

(Type the correct answer in the space provided)

Threshold Population

Range

Central Place

The minimum # of people in a market area needed to support a service is called the ______________.

• Sphere of Influence

• Central Place

• Range

• Threshold Population

The market area is also known as the _______________.

• range

• sphere of influence

• hierarchy

• function

The ______________ of a settlement refers to its social and economic activity.

Refers to the distance that one may be prepared to travel to travel to obtain a service.

Threshold Population

Range

Central Place