RURAL AND URBAN SETTLEMENTS
,A settlement is a place
where a group of people
live together and
Settlements can be classified as urban or
function together as a
rural according to their size and the kinds of
group.
activities that take place there.
A settlement contains
buildings and
infrastructure around
which specific activities
occur.
Rural settlements are
usually in the countryside
far from cities and towns.
Urban settlements are
cities and towns.
, RURAL URBAN
smallest largest
isolated farmstead town
hamlet / kraal city
village / dorp metropolis
conurbation
megapolis
Pattern : Pattern:
Isolated Nucleated
Dispersed Clustered
Function: Function :
Unifunctional Multifunctional
PRIMARY ACTIVITIES SECONDARY, TERTIARY,
QUATERNARY
ACTIVITIES
, Rural settlements are usually quite small; most
people living there are involved in primary activities
such as farming, fishing, forestry or mining. Rural
settlements are, therefore, unifunction (one
function) and have primary activities.
,A settlement is a place
where a group of people
live together and
Settlements can be classified as urban or
function together as a
rural according to their size and the kinds of
group.
activities that take place there.
A settlement contains
buildings and
infrastructure around
which specific activities
occur.
Rural settlements are
usually in the countryside
far from cities and towns.
Urban settlements are
cities and towns.
, RURAL URBAN
smallest largest
isolated farmstead town
hamlet / kraal city
village / dorp metropolis
conurbation
megapolis
Pattern : Pattern:
Isolated Nucleated
Dispersed Clustered
Function: Function :
Unifunctional Multifunctional
PRIMARY ACTIVITIES SECONDARY, TERTIARY,
QUATERNARY
ACTIVITIES
, Rural settlements are usually quite small; most
people living there are involved in primary activities
such as farming, fishing, forestry or mining. Rural
settlements are, therefore, unifunction (one
function) and have primary activities.
