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W4/11/12

Services Today

(Ch. 12.2 – pp. 381-387)

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I. Services in Rural Settlements– Half of the world’s population lives in rural

settlements– Two types

• Clustered rural settlements– Circular or linear– Clustered settlements in Colonial America

• Dispersed rural settlements– In the United States– In Great Britain

» Enclosure movement

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I. Services in Rural Settlements– Half of the world’s population lives in rural

settlements– Two types

• Clustered rural settlements– Circular or linear– Clustered settlements in Colonial America

• Dispersed rural settlements– In the United States– In Great Britain

» Enclosure movement

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I. Services in Rural Settlements– Half of the world’s population lives in rural

settlements– Two types

• Clustered rural settlements– Circular or linear– Clustered settlements in Colonial America

• Dispersed rural settlements– In the United States– In Great Britain

» Enclosure movement

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

I. Services in Rural Settlements– Half of the world’s population lives in rural

settlements– Two types

• Clustered rural settlements– Circular or linear– Clustered settlements in Colonial America

• Dispersed rural settlements– In the United States– In Great Britain

» Enclosure movement

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Rural Settlement Patterns

Figure 12-10

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II. Services in Urban Settlements– Differences between urban and rural settlements

• Large size• High density• Social heterogeneity

– Increasing percentage of people in cities– Increasing number of people in cities

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II. Services in Urban Settlements– Differences between urban and rural settlements

• Large size• High density• Social heterogeneity

– Increasing percentage of people in cities– Increasing number of people in cities

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II. Services in Urban Settlements– Differences between urban and rural settlements

• Large size• High density• Social heterogeneity

– Increasing percentage of people in cities– Increasing number of people in cities

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II. Services in Urban Settlements– Differences between urban and rural settlements

• Large size• High density• Social heterogeneity

– Increasing percentage of people in cities– Increasing number of people in cities

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Percentage of Population Living in Urban Settlements

Figure 12-14

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Urban Settlements With Populations of at Least 3 Million

Figure 12-15