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Surbanisation in Thurston

in1801 thepopulation was 345 inhabitants worked doing agriculture in 1846 the population was 600 a railway was built and more people moved in In 1960 the population was about 740 commuters arrived In 1991 the population had grown: 2610 few people worked in Thurston; village shops closed In 2003 thepopulation was 5000 even fewer work in Thurston

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Settlement hierachy

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Settlement Hierarchy

settlement hierarchy =a big pyramid which is determined by population and the number of services

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This is a place with pattern

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This settlement started because there was a

water source

forests

hills

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Inportant stuff for settlements

Defence=hilltops , marshes and meanders

Transport=close to inportant trade roots

Wood=to build with ,close to forest

Water supply =near to river

soil=needs to be fertile

relief=not to low but not to high away from flooded areas

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it is a dispersed area

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This is a linear example

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I would build a settlement here because

It has woods for hunting and shelter

It has mountains for protection

It is near a mining source

It is near a water source

It is faily close to farmland

It is not involved in warfare

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Nucleated area

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Definitions

Site=the exact phsical location of a settlement

Situation=the setting of a settlement in relation to surroundings

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This is a educational place because it has

lots of schools

university's

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This is a residential place as it has

lots of roads

lots of houses

schools