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TINOFAMBA NEVANOFAMBA KUWADZANA 1 STUDY CLUB | 1 Settlement Studies \& A settlement is a place where people live. - It is also defined as a collection of dwellings where people live. - A settlement could be anything from an isolated hamlet to mega city with over 10 million people. - Settlements can either be temporary or permanent. - Temporary settlements include refugee camps. * Site is the actual place where a settlement is located. - It is the land upon which a settlement is built e.g a settlement on a valley. - Situation is the location of a settlement in relation to its surroundings e.g. near a river, surrounded by mountains. - It is the location of a settlement in relation to surrounding human and physical features. - It is described by the word near e-g. A settlement is found near a railway line. $ Urban sprawl this is when two or more towns grow into each other. - The result of an urban sprawl is called a conurbation. * Sphere of influence is the area around the settlement which depends on the town for various services. - The sphere of influence can be determined by length of the journey between home and workplace of the settlement's workplaces or the extent of the services for example newspaper distribution. - Each settlement has a sphere of influence. - Settlements can grow from being hamlets, to villages, then to towns, to cities or even larger settlements known as conurbations or megalopolis - As the village grows in size the range of activities within it increases. - In a town there is a shift to non-agricultural activities thus distinguishing it from a village COMPILED BY - SIR SILLO [071 8867309 / 078064 5836 / 071732 6583]