Grade 12 Rural and Urban Settlements

Topic 4 - Rural and
Urban Settlements

Created by Mr K Whitlock 2022

,Content
• Chapter 1: Study of settlements
• Chapter 2: Rural settlements
• Chapter 3: Rural settlement issues
• Chapter 4: Urban settlements
• Chapter 5: Urban hierarchies
• Chapter 6: Urban structure and patterns
• Chapter 7: Urban settlement issues

,Chapter 1: Study of settlements
• Unit 1: Concept of settlement
• Unit 2: Site and situation
• Unit 3: Rural and urban settlements
• Unit 4: Classification of settlements

, Unit 1: Concept of settlement

• A settlement is a place where people live, this contains buildings
and systems that meets peoples needs
• A settlement can be ancient or modern, large or small, planned or
unplanned, permanent or temporary
• There is always a purpose for a settlement and every settlement
is unique in that