Settlement Dynamics Quiz

What is the term for a group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area?

• Urban area

• Village

• City

• Metropolis

What is the term for a very small rural settlement that is too small to be considered a village?

• City

• Urban area

• Hamlet

• Metropolis

What does the term 'Depopulation' refer to in the context of rural areas?

• Increase in population

• Decrease in population

• Stable population

• Overpopulation

What is the process called where an increasing proportion of the population in a geographical area lives in urban settlements?

• Suburbanisation

• Urbanisation

• Counter-urbanisation

• Re-urbanisation

What is the term for the outward growth of towns and cities to engulf surrounding villages and rural areas?

• Urbanisation

• Suburbanisation

• Counter-urbanisation

• Re-urbanisation

What is the process of population decentralisation as people move from large urban areas to smaller urban settlements and rural areas?

• Urbanisation

• Suburbanisation

• Counter-urbanisation

• Re-urbanisation

What is the term for the boundary zone where rural and urban land uses meet?

• Urban fringe

• Rural-urban fringe

• Suburban fringe

• Urban-rural fringe

What is the term for the complete clearance of existing buildings and site infrastructure, and construction of new buildings, often for a different purpose, from scratch?

• Urban renewal

• Urban regeneration

• Re-development

• Re-urbanisation

What is a World City?

• A city that is judged to be an important nodal point in the global economic system.

• A city that is known for its manufacturing industry.

• A city that has a high rate of residential segregation.

• A city that is characterized by slum housing.

What is the Central Business District (CBD)?

• The central areas of an urban area with a core and periphery, traditionally for shops, offices, public administration, services, and transport connections.

• An area just beyond the CBD characterized by a mixture of residential, industrial, and commercial land use.

• Different land uses competing for the best available land to meet their needs and profitability.

• The clustering together of buildings of similar function, creating land-use zones in urban areas.