Settlement LAYOUT

AND FUNCTION

What do cities contain?

Make a list of at least 5 different land uses you might find in a city.

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.

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).

Tourist Resorts: usually coastal resorts, e.g. Bournemouth, Blackpool, Brighton

Ports: gateway for import/export trade and fishing, e.g. Plymouth, Portsmouth

Manufacturing/ Industrial: steelworks, factories or shipbuilding, e.g. Sheffield, Blackburn

Mining Towns: based around a coal mine, e.g. Shincliffe (Durham), Merthyr Tydfil

Market Town: based around trade, e.g. Guildford

Route Centres: central in communications networks, e.g. Swindon

Service Centres: centres for local/regional services, e.g. Reading

Cultural & Religious: historical attraction e.g. York, Stratford-upon-Avon

Residential: designed to accommodate a commuting or resettled population, e.g. Milton Keynes

Administrative: tax or registration centres, e.g. Swindon

Academic: usually oldest university centres, e.g. Cambridge, Oxford

Market Town: based around trade, e.g. Guildford

Administrative: tax or registration centres, e.g. Swindon

“De s c ribe the d is tributio n o f d iffe re nt func tio na l la nd us e s in Lo nd o n ” (4) Remember: Patterns and Places (if possible)

Beijing: A Multi-functional settlementFunction Place example(s)

Retail/Commercial  

Residential  

Port  

Market  

Manufacturing  

Tourism  

Entertainment  

Administrative/Government  

Transport  

Finance  

Sport  

Textbook – page 65 q2