Grade 4 Geography Summary: Settlements

Netsport

Description

A mind map summary on types of settlements.

Sujets

• Préscolaire
• Primaire
• École maternelle
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Littérature Sud-Africaine

Informations

• Publié par: Netsport
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

No tar roads, usually sand/gravel roads

Villages

Transport - few cars, bicycle, horse/donkeys

URBAN areas

Factories, but not many or very big

Settlements

Proper sanitation & rubbish removal

RURAL areas

Suburbs - areas around city where people live

Types of Settlements

Cities

Farms

No shops, no tarred roads

Crops or animals - provide their own food

No proper rubbish removal, may have sanitation

Cape Town is an example of a city in South Africa. The Dutch settled in Cape Town in 1652. Goods were imported and exported from the harbour, bringing more people to the settlement, resulting in it developing into a city.

Tar roads

No factories

Agricultural holdings

Hospitals, medical care, schools

Proper sanitation, rubbish removal

Traffic - buses, trains, taxis, cars, boats, aeroplanes

Factories

No hospital, usually no medical care, may have small farm schools

No proper rubbish removal, or sanitation

Cars, bicycles, buses,motor bikes - transport

Towns

Hospitals, medical care, schools

Smaller than town

Tar roads

Smaller population than city

Small houses, e.g. mud huts

No hospital, usually no medical care

Informal settlementsare unplanned settlements not meant for shelters, e.g. shacks. Formal settlementsare planned settlements in areas meant for buildings and shelters.

High-rise buildings

Few homes, one/two shops