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GCSE 1. Settlement

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Detached House   A house which is not attached to any other houses. Usually in suburbs  
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Outer Suburbs   A newer residential area on the edge of a city, usually lower density and more expensive  
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Land-use zone   An area of land which has the same type of land use  
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Inner suburbs   An older residential area, between the inner city and outer suburbs (usually 1920s/30s)  
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Retail zones   Areas in settlements planned for shopping  
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Recreational zones   Areas of a settlement for leisure - eg Exe Valley parks  
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Commercial zone   Business area - eg banking and offices  
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CBD   Central Business District - an urban zone located in a city (or town) centre, dominatede by shops and offices  
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Park & Ride   Facility providing car parking outside a city and bus transport into the city centre  
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Terraced houses   Houses which are attached to other houses on both sides. Usually Victorian, inner city  
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Ring Roads, Bypasses   Roads which take traffic around a city, preventing congestion  
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Inner city   A mixed zone of older housing and traditional industry, just outside the centre of a city (Often terraces and tenements, and may have suffered from urban decay, probably now being refenerated so is in 'transition'.  
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Sink Estate   A housing area with a poor reputation for living conditions  
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Conservation areas   Parts of the townj with historic buildings that are protected  
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Land Use   Different ways the land is used: eg industry, recreation, retailing and residential  
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Urban regeneration   The knocking down or improvement of old buildings in an urban area and the building of new ones to improve quality of life  
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Conurbation   A large urban area formed when cities and towns merge as they grown towards each other (eg West Midlands)  
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Waterfront sites   Old city dockland and canal areas which are now desirable places to live  
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Gentrification   Movement of wealthy people into an area of former urban decay. Environment improves.  
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Social housing   Housing provided by the council, now often in partnership with Housing Associations  
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Brownfield site   Land on which there has already been building  
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Public enquiry   A public meeting held to reach descisions about difficulyt planning proposals (eg new housing at Alphington)  
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Eco homes   Homes designed in ways that conserve resources and energy  
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Eco towns   Towns designed to be sustainable and do not cause environmental problems  
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Greenfield site   Land which has never been built on  
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Rapid Transit System   Public trains ot trams with short waiting times and regular stops  
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Planning permission   All changes to land use must be approved by a local council  
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Hierarchy   An arrangement in order - with one at the top and increasing numbers in lower levels  
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Catchment area   Also called 'Sphere of influence' or 'hinterland', it is the area served by a particular settlemengt, school, hospital or any other service  
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Consumer goods   Expensive goods and services which are not bought very often  
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Shopping Mall   An undercover area with a variety of shops  
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Convenience Goods   Goods or services which are low cost and bought frequently by people living nearby  
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Range of a good   Maximum distance a person is willing to travel to purchase a particular goods item  
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Threshold population   Minimum number of people needed to support a good or service  
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Out of town shopping centre   A large shopping centre built outside the suburbs (eg Cribbs Causeway)  
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Internet shopping   Shopping on websites  
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Bulk Buying   Buying lots of products at once, made possible by the car and freezers  
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New Town   An urban settlement which is planned by the government; one method of helping slum problems after World War Two, now to provide new housing (eg Cranbrook).  
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Dormitory village   Also called a commuter village. A village or small town where many residents travel to work elsewhere.  
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Green Belt   An area of land around a town or city where building is restricted by planners  
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Rural-urban fringe   Area where a town or city merges into the countryside  
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Commuter   Person who travels to work every day by car or public transport  
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Urban sprawl   The rapid, poorly planned expansion of towns and cities into the countryside (also called urban growth)  
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Counterurbanisation   The migration of people from the cities to the countryside  
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Decentralisation   The movement of businesses out of cities, especially London, to the rural areas (eg Met Office to Exeter)  
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Rural depopulation   The movement of people away from villages as village schools and shops shut. THe elderly cannot sustain services, and young people move to find jobs.  
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New Communities   A recent name for planned New Towns. Aimed to prevent overcrwoding in existing settlements, these towns should be able to sustain all services (eg Cranbrook)  
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