Unit 4Unit 4Rural and Urban Rural and Urban

SettlementsSettlements

Rural settlementsRural settlements::

It is a sparsely populated place, like a village, It is a sparsely populated place, like a village, with few built-up areas where the inhabitants are with few built-up areas where the inhabitants are engaged in primary activities such as farming, engaged in primary activities such as farming, fishing and mining. fishing and mining.

Urban settlementsUrban settlements::

Its is a densely populated area, like a town or Its is a densely populated area, like a town or city, where the inhabitants are engaged in city, where the inhabitants are engaged in secondary industry such as manufacturing and secondary industry such as manufacturing and tertiary industry such as tourism. tertiary industry such as tourism.

Characteristics of rural Characteristics of rural settlementssettlements

Dominant FunctionsDominant Functions: : - mainly primary activities - mainly primary activities

( eg farming, mining and lumbering)( eg farming, mining and lumbering)

Amenities:Amenities: - few amenities, poor accessibility- few amenities, poor accessibility

- gets water from rivers and wells- gets water from rivers and wells

- may not have schools and clinics- may not have schools and clinics

- travel long hours to get to nearest amenities in town or - travel long hours to get to nearest amenities in town or citycity

- footpaths, unpaved and narrow roads used to move - footpaths, unpaved and narrow roads used to move aroundaround

Characteristics of rural Characteristics of rural settlementssettlements

Way of life:Way of life:In LDCs:In LDCs:- simple way of life, slower pace of life- simple way of life, slower pace of life

- less traffic, less pollution- less traffic, less pollution

- open interaction between people in the same community- open interaction between people in the same community

( eg, children play in an open space in a rural settlement in ( eg, children play in an open space in a rural settlement in china)china)

- family unit tend to be closely knit and community activities - family unit tend to be closely knit and community activities throughout the year draw people togetherthroughout the year draw people together

In DCs:In DCs:- higher standards of living- higher standards of living- greater access to amenities and services- greater access to amenities and services

( eg, healthcare, education)( eg, healthcare, education)

Characteristics of urban settlementsCharacteristics of urban settlements Dominant functions:Dominant functions:

- residential, towns & cities, commercial and industrial- residential, towns & cities, commercial and industrial

- some towns may concentrate on industries, tourism or - some towns may concentrate on industries, tourism or administrationadministration

Amenities( in Singapore):Amenities( in Singapore):- safe drinking water form taps- safe drinking water form taps

- ready supply of electricity and gas- ready supply of electricity and gas

- many towns served by trains ( eg, MRT & LRT)- many towns served by trains ( eg, MRT & LRT)

- community centres, town halls, schools and hospitals - community centres, town halls, schools and hospitals providedprovided

Way of life: Way of life: - people lead a fast pace of life- people lead a fast pace of life

- homes well-furnished with basic necessities - homes well-furnished with basic necessities

- amenities such as restaurants and recreational centres - amenities such as restaurants and recreational centres established to cater to growing demands of people in urban established to cater to growing demands of people in urban areasareas

Unit 5Unit 5Settlement patternsSettlement patterns

Settlement Settlement patternspatterns

Dispersed settlements

Linear settlements

Nucleated settlements

Dispersed settlementsDispersed settlements

Isolated houses or cluster of houses scattered over large area

In form of

Occur in

Rural areas like hilly places and extensive flatlands

Linear settlementsLinear settlementsIn form of

Occur in

Grouping of houses along a line

Mostly along roads, railway tracks, coast or river banks.

Nucleated settlementsNucleated settlementsIn form of

Occur in

Grouping of many houses together around a centre area.

Favourable sites at road junctions, focal points of an area or confluences of rivers.