Rural and Urban areas

• A larger population creates a greater demand for housing, leading to increased construction and development in the urban area.
• The land area influences the population density of an urban area. A larger land area can accommodate a higher population, potentially leading to increased growth and development.
• The region can invest on social welfares, and because of economic growth, it attracts investments which promotes job growth which attracts immigrants so the area expands.
• Models (Compare)

  • Hoyt's Model and Burgess's Concentric Model both mainly focuses on urban areas.
  • All aim to logically separate potentially incompatible uses.
  • Hoyt's and Burgess's Models both divides cities from the central business district.
• Models (Contrast)

  • Cloke's Model mainly focuses on rural areas while Hoyt's Model mainly focuses on urban areas.
  • Cloke's Model focuses on rural settlement patterns while Burgess's Model doesn't.
  • BCM divides cities into concentric rings while Hoyt's models divides cities into sectors.
• Urbanisation

  -As urban population increases, the rural population decreases.

  -MEDCs attract settlements because of many functions such as economic opportunities, better access to services, and improved quality of life.

  -NICs attract settlement because of job opportunities and investments.
• Why urbanisation may decline:

  • Urban population may decline because people want to stay away from the crowd, so they move to a more isolated area.
  • Other people who are poor may want to escape from the economic pressure in CBDs.
  • Fresh air/better environment
• Relationship between urbanisation and the urban population

  • As a region becomes more urbanised, the population in the urban area increases.
  • Variables that may affect this relationship are natural disasters, discouraging human settlement and destroying buildings, and policies such as taxes, minimal wages, and restrictions on factories.
• Relationship between the functions of a settlement

  The functions of a settlement, such as infrastructure, services, and resources, are influenced by both population growth and population size. As the population grows, the settlement needs to adapt and provide more services and resources to meet the increasing demands.