Geography Settlement and Service Provision

Question	Answer
Settlement	A place where people live and carry out a variety of activities including residence, trade, agriculture and manafacturing
Site	Location of a Settlement
Gap Town	A settlement (eg Lincoln) found between two areas of higher ground
Situation	A settlement's position in relation to surrounding human and/or physical factors. This often impacts settlement type, size and function.
Hierarchy	Order of Importance
Threshold Population	The minimum number of people required for a service to be offered
Sphere of Influence	The area people are willing to travel for a service
Dormitory Town	A setllement that is primarily residential and offers very few services as most residence are commutres.
Tourist Settlement	A settlement that averages a large number of sevices depite having a small permanent population due to demand from tourism

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	Created by Oliver Hall about 7 years ago