REVIEW 1. Complete: Urban settlements

Rural settlements

Definition Number of inhabitants concentration Economic activities Form and sizes of the streets and buildings Equipments and services 2. Define these words: village, hamlet, dispersed settlement, urban hierarchy, grid map, megalopolis. 3. What functions can have a city? Describe them and give examples. 4. What is the difference between a block of apartments and a detached house? 5. Correct if necessary:

6. Say which word is different and explain why. a) Venice, Jerusalem, Bilbao: b) Cádiz, Parla, Hospitalet: c) Bronx, Queens, Boston: d) Boswash, Chippits, Tokyo:

7. Decide whether the following sentences are right or wrong. Correct the wrong ones. a) The wealthiest people live in slums: b) Avenues run East-West in New York: c) Mobile homes are houses of one or two floors, generally inhabited by people with a medium or high standard of living: d) Glass should be thrown into the green container: e) Madrid is a metropolitan area: f) Bankers and stock traders work in Chinatown: g) Paper and cans should be thrown into the yellow container: h) A residential village is a village whose houses are concentrated around a central point from which streets radiate: i) Organic waste should be thrown into the blue container: j) Detached houses are built with scrap materials: 8. Analyse this urban map: