1. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. W4/11/12 Services Today (Ch. 12.2 – pp. 381-387)

2. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Services in Rural Settlements –Half of the world’s population lives in rural settlements –Two types Clustered rural settlements –Circular or linear –Clustered settlements in Colonial America Dispersed rural settlements –In the United States –In Great Britain »Enclosure movement

3. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Services in Rural Settlements –Half of the world’s population lives in rural settlements –Two types Clustered rural settlements –Circular or linear –Clustered settlements in Colonial America Dispersed rural settlements –In the United States –In Great Britain »Enclosure movement

4. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Services in Rural Settlements –Half of the world’s population lives in rural settlements –Two types Clustered rural settlements –Circular or linear –Clustered settlements in Colonial America Dispersed rural settlements –In the United States –In Great Britain »Enclosure movement

5. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Services in Rural Settlements –Half of the world’s population lives in rural settlements –Two types Clustered rural settlements –Circular or linear –Clustered settlements in Colonial America Dispersed rural settlements –In the United States –In Great Britain »Enclosure movement

6. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Rural Settlement Patterns Figure 12-10

7. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. II. Services in Urban Settlements –Differences between urban and rural settlements Large size High density Social heterogeneity –Increasing percentage of people in cities –Increasing number of people in cities

8. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. II. Services in Urban Settlements –Differences between urban and rural settlements Large size High density Social heterogeneity –Increasing percentage of people in cities –Increasing number of people in cities

9. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. II. Services in Urban Settlements –Differences between urban and rural settlements Large size High density Social heterogeneity –Increasing percentage of people in cities –Increasing number of people in cities

10. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. II. Services in Urban Settlements –Differences between urban and rural settlements Large size High density Social heterogeneity –Increasing percentage of people in cities –Increasing number of people in cities

11. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Percentage of Population Living in Urban Settlements Figure 12-14

12. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Urban Settlements With Populations of at Least 3 Million Figure 12-15