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| A place where people live | Settlement |
| Site | The exact location of a settlement |
| Situation | The location of a settlement in relation to the surrounding area |
| Urbanisation | An increase in the number of people living in cities compared to those in rural areas |
| Settlement Function | The reason a settlement is there (e.g. St Ives - Market Town) |
| CBD | Central Business District or City Centre |
| Land-Use Zone | An area of similar land-use (e.g. residential, commercial etc.) |
| Inner city | Area of the city that grew up in the 19th century with industrialisation (also known as the twilight zone) |
| Suburb | The outer residential area of a town / city |
| Rural-urban fringe | The boundary between a built up area and the countryside around it |
| Sub-urbanisation | Growth of the suburbs at the edge of a city |
| Counter-urbanisation | The movement of people away from large cities to smaller settlements |
| Commuting | People living in one place and travelling to work in anotehr |
| Brownfield Site | Disused and derelict land which is redeveloped and built on |
| Greenfield site | An area of land that has not been built on before |
| Shanty Town | An area of poor quality housing in an LEDC city |
| Greenbelt | An area of land around a large urban area where the development of housing is restricted and land is protected |
| Urban Redevelopment | The demolition and re-building of an area |
| Urban Regeneration | The improvement and modernisation of buildings in an inner city area that has declined |
| Gentrification | Improving the quality / appearance of a property so it attracts people wealthier than those who had previously lived in the area |
| Settlement Hierarchy | The ordering of settlements according to their size and importance |
| Range of a good | The maximum distance people are prepared to travel to obtain a good or service |
| Threshold population | The minimum number of people need to support a service so it can stay open |
| Sphere of Influence | The area served by a particular settlement |
| High order goods | Usually high cost goods, bought now and again e.g. TV's and furniture |
| Low order goods | Usually low cost goods needed often e.g. Milk and Newspapers |
| Neighbourhood Shopping Centre | Group of low order shops (e.g. newsagents, bakers) serving an area within a town (e.g. Kings Hedges, St Ives) |
| Rural-urban migration | The movement of people from rural areas into towns and cities |