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Section 2: Settlement Site, Function and Hierarchy

Section 2: Settlement Site, Function and Hierarchy . A settlement is place where people live and work. It can be large, small, permanent or temporary . Part 1: Distinguish between site and location of a settlement . Settlements have developed over time

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Section 2: Settlement Site, Function and Hierarchy

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  1. Section 2: Settlement Site, Function and Hierarchy A settlement is place where people live and work. It can be large, small, permanent or temporary

  2. Part 1: Distinguish between site and location of a settlement • Settlements have developed over time • Location and growth of settlements are related to physical and human factors • The first consideration about any settlement is its location. Why is a settlement found in a particular place? What are the reasons why this SITE was chosen as opposed to another place?

  3. The Site of a settlement The site of a settlement is The point at which the town (or hamlet, village or city) is located. The town is located at this place (its ‘building site’) because they have one or more advantages. What are the main factors?

  4. The Situation of a settlement The situation of a settlement helps to describe where the settlement is located with reference to other features like other settlements, mountains, rivers and communications – it is situation that determines whether the place will continue to grow

  5. Location Advantages

  6. The thing to remember . . . • . . . . Is that most cities, towns and villages grew up many years ago. As the places grew into villages and then onto towns and eventually into cities they changed and many forgot the actual ‘site’ reasons – in the 19th and 20th centuries many of the physical advantages were replaced by human factors • Question – what factors are important for the development of settlements today?

  7. Location Advantages

  8. The Site of Belfast • Belfast was a river crossing point (or ford). In fact it was almost an accident that Belfast grew at all as Carrickfergus was more important until the 18th Century when Belfast’s position (and function) allowed it to grow into the main industrialised city in Ireland

  9. So what about Ballymena then? • What are the different reasons for the growth of Ballymena?

  10. What is a Settlement Function? • The function of a settlement is the main activity that a settlement has. It relates to the main job that a place has - for example the main function of Belfast would be . . .

  11. What are the main functions? • Market Towns • Mining Towns • Industrial Towns • Ports • Route Centres • Service Centres • Cultural/Religious centres • Administrative Centres • Residential Towns • Tourist Resorts

  12. Can you think of an example for each of these in Northern Ireland • Market Towns • Mining Towns • Industrial Towns • Ports • Route Centres • Service Centres • Culutral/Religious centres • Administrative Centres • Residential Towns • Tourist Resorts

  13. Do Settlements have different Patterns? • The notes from Page 20 and 21 are taken from ‘The wider world’ and they explain the relationship between the function and settlement patterns. • Basically, settlements are shaped in different ways

  14. Threshold Population • This is the number of people that are needed to make sure that there is enough demand for a particular service • For example – 350 people are needed for a village shop • 2,500 people are needed for a doctor • 10,000 people are needed for a secondary school • 50,000 people are needed for a Marks and Spencer • 60,000 people are needed for a Sainsbury’s

  15. Range • This is the maximum distance that people are prepared to travel in order to get or use a service. People are not prepared to travel far to a corner shop but will travel longer distances to shop in supermarket or a furniture store

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