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Site
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The place where the settlement is built
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Situation
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The position of a settlement in relation to other settlements
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Function
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The main purpose of a settlement ie, a port, market
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Hierachy
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The order of a group of things. the higher up the order the lower the amount of things
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Sphere of influence
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The amount of influence a shop gives. ie a and f is known globally where as a small boutique shop is only known in that area
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Service
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Something set to help meet peoples needs
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Convenience
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Goods that are necessary to live comfortably. they don't come in large ranges and are cheap. ie bread ,milk
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Comparison
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Goods that add luxury to your life. they are expensive and come in large ranges of styles. ie clothes, jewellery, tv's
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Urbanisation
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An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities
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Rural urban fringe
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The area where the urban areas (city) meets the rural areas (countryside)
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Regeneration
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Improvements to housing, jobs, leisure and the environment in an area
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Gentrification
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Turning low income housing into middle class and upper class housing
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Cbd
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The middle part of a settlement where most of the shops are. it has many roads connecting it to the outer part of the settlement. there are no houses, only occasionally small flats above shops.
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Suburbanisation
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When residential areas expand in urban areas
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Urban sprawl
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The increased use of urban land.
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