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 function of 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
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
Place example(s)
Retail/Commercial
Residential
Port
Market
Manufacturing
Tourism
Entertainment
Administrative/Government
Transport
Finance
Sport

8. Textbook – page 65 q2