Geography(Urbanisation)
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| What is a city? | A large and densely populated urban area
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| What is a town? | A smaller urban area with a fixed boundery
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| What is the economy? | The combination of business and work done within a region
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| What is administration? | The work of a managing place
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| What are social activities? | The interaction between people
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| Where is a rural settlement | Found in the countryside can range in size from single houses to a cluster or village
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| What is an urban settlement? | A built up area that has developed over time, they began as small clusters and then grew in size, functions such as trade and industry are carried out here
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| What is a primate city? | A size that is twice the size of the next largest city in that country, population wise
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| What is decentralization? | Transferring power from central government to areas throughout the country
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| Name and explain two types of urban settlements | Defensive; located on a ridge or elevation for easy defence of a site
Nodal point; settlements that developed where routes met or converged
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| Give 3 examples of functional zones | Business and shopping areas,residential area and open space
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| What is a function of a city? | The activity of a city
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| What is a zonation? | An are witch has a characteristic that can be recognized and mapped
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| What is the CBD? and give an example of one | Central business district,lower Manhattan New York
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| What is a residential area? and give an example | Urban areas where people live, Little Italy, New York
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| What is an open space? and give an exaple | Areas of a city that are not built upon, Central Park, New York
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| Where do industries tend to locate? | Where land is cheaper and where there are good lines of communication
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| What is a commuter? | A person who lives in the suburbs and travels to work in the city
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| What are the times of rush hour? | 8-9am and 5-6pm
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| What is the QBC? | Quality Bus Corridor
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| What is the DART? | Dublin Area Rapid Transprot
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| Name three types of urban problems | Zones of decline, unemployment and crime
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