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Settlement LAYOUT AND FUNCTION

Understand the functions of settlements and their layout. Learn about the diverse land uses in cities and how they evolve over time. Explore the distribution of functional land uses in London and Beijing.

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Settlement LAYOUT AND FUNCTION

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  1. Settlement LAYOUT AND FUNCTION

  2. What do cities contain? Make a list of at least 5 different land uses you might find in a city.

  3. Settlement layout Dispersed settlements have no central point. Buildings are scattered. Linear settlements clustered along rivers, creeks and streams, and later along migration routes, railroads and highways. Nuclear settlements occurred along crossroads, at river mouths, adjacent to bays, and near centres of industry.

  4. What is the function of a settlement? The functionof a settlement relates to its economic and social development and its main activities. • Every settlement has a function. • However, most settlements are multi-functional (have more than one function) e.g. London, so different parts of the same settlement often have different functions. • In addition, most settlements have had a change in function over time. For example, Rhondda in South Wales was a coal mining village but now has a tourist function (mining museum).

  5. Market Town: based around trade, e.g. Guildford Market Town: based around trade, e.g. Guildford Administrative: tax or registration centres, e.g. Swindon Administrative: tax or registration centres, e.g. Swindon Cultural & Religious: historical attraction e.g. York, Stratford-upon-Avon Mining Towns:based around a coal mine, e.g. Shincliffe (Durham), Merthyr Tydfil Manufacturing/ Industrial: steelworks, factories or shipbuilding, e.g. Sheffield, Blackburn Ports: gateway for import/export trade and fishing, e.g. Plymouth, Portsmouth Residential: designed to accommodate a commuting or resettled population, e.g. Milton Keynes Service Centres: centres for local/regional services, e.g. Reading Tourist Resorts: usually coastal resorts, e.g. Bournemouth, Blackpool, Brighton Route Centres: central in communications networks, e.g. Swindon Academic: usually oldest university centres, e.g. Cambridge, Oxford

  6. “Describe the distribution of different functional land uses in London” (4) Remember: Patterns and Places (if possible)

  7. Beijing: A Multi-functional settlement

  8. Textbook – page 65 q2

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