Urban Settlements
Origin & development urban settlements 2
Different type of Urban centres developed 2
Global Urbanisation Trends 3
How site & situation effect position 4
Classification urban settlements by function 5
Function of urban settlement 5
Types of urban settlements by function 5
, Origin & development urban settlements
● Urbanisation - process by which increasing proportion of country’s population concentrated in
urban areas
Different type of Urban centres developed
● Competition between towns meant had to specialise in goods & technical innovations to
produce goods
● Needs for literacy, accounting skills & geographical knowledge
● Resources led to development of educational facilities
● Led to Industrial Revolution - massive impact on urbanisation & development of cities
● Production increased due to development of machinery
● Urbanisation countries around world take place faster since Industrial Revolution in Great
Britain
Origin & development urban settlements 2
Different type of Urban centres developed 2
Global Urbanisation Trends 3
How site & situation effect position 4
Classification urban settlements by function 5
Function of urban settlement 5
Types of urban settlements by function 5
, Origin & development urban settlements
● Urbanisation - process by which increasing proportion of country’s population concentrated in
urban areas
Different type of Urban centres developed
● Competition between towns meant had to specialise in goods & technical innovations to
produce goods
● Needs for literacy, accounting skills & geographical knowledge
● Resources led to development of educational facilities
● Led to Industrial Revolution - massive impact on urbanisation & development of cities
● Production increased due to development of machinery
● Urbanisation countries around world take place faster since Industrial Revolution in Great
Britain
