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GCSE 1. Settlement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Detached House | A house which is not attached to any other houses. Usually in suburbs |
| Outer Suburbs | A newer residential area on the edge of a city, usually lower density and more expensive |
| Land-use zone | An area of land which has the same type of land use |
| Inner suburbs | An older residential area, between the inner city and outer suburbs (usually 1920s/30s) |
| Retail zones | Areas in settlements planned for shopping |
| Recreational zones | Areas of a settlement for leisure - eg Exe Valley parks |
| Commercial zone | Business area - eg banking and offices |
| CBD | Central Business District - an urban zone located in a city (or town) centre, dominatede by shops and offices |
| Park & Ride | Facility providing car parking outside a city and bus transport into the city centre |
| Terraced houses | Houses which are attached to other houses on both sides. Usually Victorian, inner city |
| Ring Roads, Bypasses | Roads which take traffic around a city, preventing congestion |
| 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'. |
| Sink Estate | A housing area with a poor reputation for living conditions |
| Conservation areas | Parts of the townj with historic buildings that are protected |
| Land Use | Different ways the land is used: eg industry, recreation, retailing and residential |
| 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 |
| Conurbation | A large urban area formed when cities and towns merge as they grown towards each other (eg West Midlands) |
| Waterfront sites | Old city dockland and canal areas which are now desirable places to live |
| Gentrification | Movement of wealthy people into an area of former urban decay. Environment improves. |
| Social housing | Housing provided by the council, now often in partnership with Housing Associations |
| Brownfield site | Land on which there has already been building |
| Public enquiry | A public meeting held to reach descisions about difficulyt planning proposals (eg new housing at Alphington) |
| Eco homes | Homes designed in ways that conserve resources and energy |
| Eco towns | Towns designed to be sustainable and do not cause environmental problems |
| Greenfield site | Land which has never been built on |
| Rapid Transit System | Public trains ot trams with short waiting times and regular stops |
| Planning permission | All changes to land use must be approved by a local council |
| Hierarchy | An arrangement in order - with one at the top and increasing numbers in lower levels |
| Catchment area | Also called 'Sphere of influence' or 'hinterland', it is the area served by a particular settlemengt, school, hospital or any other service |
| Consumer goods | Expensive goods and services which are not bought very often |
| Shopping Mall | An undercover area with a variety of shops |
| Convenience Goods | Goods or services which are low cost and bought frequently by people living nearby |
| Range of a good | Maximum distance a person is willing to travel to purchase a particular goods item |
| Threshold population | Minimum number of people needed to support a good or service |
| Out of town shopping centre | A large shopping centre built outside the suburbs (eg Cribbs Causeway) |
| Internet shopping | Shopping on websites |
| Bulk Buying | Buying lots of products at once, made possible by the car and freezers |
| 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). |
| Dormitory village | Also called a commuter village. A village or small town where many residents travel to work elsewhere. |
| Green Belt | An area of land around a town or city where building is restricted by planners |
| Rural-urban fringe | Area where a town or city merges into the countryside |
| Commuter | Person who travels to work every day by car or public transport |
| Urban sprawl | The rapid, poorly planned expansion of towns and cities into the countryside (also called urban growth) |
| Counterurbanisation | The migration of people from the cities to the countryside |
| Decentralisation | The movement of businesses out of cities, especially London, to the rural areas (eg Met Office to Exeter) |
| 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. |
| 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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