Types of Urban Settlements (Grade 12 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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3 main urban settlement categories
3 main urban settlement categories
Central places, trade/transport towns, specialised towns
Central places function
Central places function
Service centres for surrounding rural areas
Low order goods & services
Low order goods & services
Items needed frequently in daily life
High order goods & services
High order goods & services
Items purchased less frequently
Threshold population
Threshold population
Min. people needed to support a service profitably
Break-of-bulk towns
Break-of-bulk towns
Where goods transfer between transport types (e.g. Durban)
Junction towns
Junction towns
Where 2+ transport routes intersect (e.g. De Aar)
Gap towns
Gap towns
Access points through physical barriers (e.g. De Doorns)
CRIME mnemonic
CRIME mnemonic
Commuter, Resort, Industrial, Mining, Education towns
Specialised towns vulnerability
Specialised towns vulnerability
Depend on one main economic activity