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Category Archives: Settlements
Site and Situation of Settlement
The Site of a settlement describes the physical nature of where it is located. Factors as water supply, building materials, quality of soil, climate, shelter and defence were all considered when settlements were first established. For instance the site of … Continue reading
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FACTORS DECIDING LOCATION OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS
Availability of drinking water, this could be from rivers or springs Availability of building materials. this would mainly be trees but include rocks and thatching grass Closeness to arable land, the inhabitant need to have fertile soil to grow their crops Availability of transport routes Availability … Continue reading
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The Modification of August Lösch
Starting in the 1930s, German geographer August Lösch began to build upon and modify Christaller’s model. He did this, in part, because he noticed that the variation in K is very important in shaping the organizations of centers and the … Continue reading
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