All the vocabulary that you are likely to encounter when studying the geography topic of settlements. Complete with the correct geography definition.
Settlement vocabulary
Accessibility
brownfield site
business park

bypass
CBD
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Congestion
– how easy a place is to get to
- disused or derelict urban land which is available for redevelopment
- a development of offices and industrial units
- a road built round a town to avoid traffic congestion
- Central Business District. The commercial and business centre of a town, with highest land values
– overcrowding on roads causing traffic jams
dispersed settlement
function
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greenfield site
hierarchy
high order settlement
Inner city
– several homes spread out over a wide area
- the main activities or purpose of a settlement. E.g residential, industrial, commercial and recreational
- land which has not been built on before
- a ranking of settlements according to their size or importance
- a settlement which contains top level shops and services
– an area of factories and old houses next to the city centre.
land use
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Linear settlement
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low order settlement
- the way in which land is put to use by people. Examples could include housing, industry and farming.
– a long and narrow settlement with buildings spread out in a line beside a main road, railway or river.
- a settlement which contains few basic shops and services
market
nucleated settlement
Pattern
Public transport

retail
- the place where goods are sold
– buildings that clustered close together
– how things like settlements are spread out over an area of land
– transport provided to the public and available to everyone, e.g. buses and trains
- selling products to the public
ribbon developments
rural
science park
service industry
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settlement pattern
settlement
shopping malls
– settlements that have a long narrow shape beside a road or a river
- relating to the countryside
- a development of high-tech industries close to a university
- work such as retail, administration, education, healthcare or tourism
- the shape and spacing of settlements
- a place where people live
– shopping areas that are characterized by being undercover and having ample free parking.
Site
Situation
Suburb
Urban
urban model
urbanisation
- the exact location of where a settlement first started
- the location of a settlement in relation to the surrounding area
- the residential and commercial development at the edge of a city
- relating to a town or city
– the pattern of land use in a town
- the increase in the percentage of people living in cities
SETTLEMENT WORDS